The RA NA Speaker Mr Hovik Abrahamyan sent a New Year and Christmas congratulatory message, where it said:

“Dear compatriots!

New Year is coming, the heralding holiday of the beginning of the year, which is full of hopes and expectations. And the end of the year is the traditional moment, when we sum up the work done and we foresee what we shall do next year.

The year 2009 was a year of hard work, which will be continued in 2010. It’s evident that only thanks to consistent work we shall be able to call into life all the ideas, which are included in our programmes. Only in that way we can record a long-term success, which will be visible and tangible for all citizens of our country.

This year was full of challenges, and serious and tremendous work was done in the direction of its overcoming. Of course, nobody is faultless. We were not able to avoid the shortcomings. But we shall not get into despair. On the contrary, we shall learn lessons and redouble our energy and resoluteness. I am sure that we’ll gradually solve all the tasks laid down before us.

Every new year is an opportunity of a new start, thus, it must be better than the previous one.

Dear compatriots,

I heartily congratulate all of us on the occasion of these wonderful holidays, wishing you and your families solidarity, peace, happiness and welfare.

Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!”