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The RA NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan has delivered a New Year and Holy Nativity congratulatory address, where it says:

“Dear Compatriots,

We will soon as usual bid farewell to this year: a year, which has been symbolic for us. Together we celebrated the 20^th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia this year. The Armenian parliament also had its significant contribution to the all-national struggle for Independence and today also it continues its active participation in the country’s progress and strengthening.

The world has continued sticking to exponential changes in the passing year. As a direct and indirect participant in the world activities we couldn’t stand apart from this all and strived to overcome collisions of various political and economic interests with possible few losses.

Naturally, not all the expectations or not everybody’s expectations have been realized, but Armenia has been able without shocks to resist the world challenges, which exist even now and dictate us to remain alert and intensify the country’s economic strength and further rise its political weight. The steps of country’s authorities, including the draft laws and decisions made by the National Assembly, are aimed at this.

Dear Compatriots,

The changing world makes us undertake more flexible actions and more promptly respond to situations. The passing year has been active enough for the parliamentary diplomacy. The delegations of the National Assembly actively and efficiently participated in the works of international structures.

The year was rather eventful also in terms of mutual visits both at the level of parliamentary speakers and parliamentary friendship groups. As a result of those mutual visits our positions in the international structures are becoming more comprehensible and acceptable.

Dear Compatriots,

The coming 2012 year is a year of elections. Irrespective of our political adherence the overall aim should be the same: in the conditions of peace and stability the building of the strong country and prosperous society through general efforts and for all of us.   

Certainly, we expect new success and accomplishments in every new year. But the New Year doesn’t bring success by itself, if we don’t seek for that success through our work. By bidding farewell to the passing year, it is necessary to assess the things done or failed to be done and enter the next year with more wisdom, evaluating what should have been done that is not done yet and what has been done that shouldn’t have been done at all.

Dear Compatriots,

Cordially congratulating the coming New Year and Holy Nativity, I wish everybody fulfillment of expectations and desires, success, peace, happiness and welfare to your families.

Happy New Year and Holy Nativity!”