PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA MR. TIGRAN TOROSYAN CONGRATULATES ON THE OCCASION OF THE NEW YEAR

National Assembly of RA, Armenia
Dec 28 2006

The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
Mr. Tigran Torosyan congratulated on the occasion of the New Year,
where he says:

"Dear compatriots,

2006 also became a page of the history, which was important not only
as an anniversary year, though the 15th anniversary of our state is a
special event for our people who had lost its statehood for centuries.

2006 was significant from the aspect of deepening democracy and
protection of human rights. Due to the constitutional amendments,
each citizen of our country as well as the parliamentary opposition
received an effective mechanism for the protection of their rights
in the Constitutional Court.

This year was also important from the aspect of the settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. After enshrining in the resolution of
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe the right of
self-determination of the nations found its place in the range of
the key principles of the settlement published by the co-chairmen,
as well as in the approaches of all European structures.

The economic growth of the previous several years has strengthened
the economy and created all preconditions that the growth of 2007
state incomes, first of all, will be directed to the support of
the education, science and culture, ensure fair and proportional
distribution of the incomes in the increase of the considerable growth
of our citizens’ welfare.

I congratulate all of you wishing peace, happiness and love to each
other and our Motherland."