In 544, he convened a synod to ratify these agreements; the synod agreed that the metropolitans of those regions under the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon would, in the future, elect catholicoi at formal meetings.
In 544, he organized a council to validate these agreements; the council concurred that the metropolitans of those areas under the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon would, in the future, elect catholicoi at formal gatherings.