Armenia is summarizing 2010 outcomes. On December 24, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan hosted a reception, inviting Armenian businessmen to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The President spoke about the achievement and drawbacks of the outgoing year, giving high assessment to local entrepreneurs’ attempts to stabilize the economy.

Even on his birthday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not fail to remind about the “strength of Azerbaijan and weakness of Armenia.”

Weightlifting: Armenia’s Araik Mirzoyan won the U23 Weightlifting Championships in 77kg weight category, lifting 155 in the snatch and 186 in the clean & jerk (totaling 341kg). Aghasi Aghasyan won silver, lifting 336kg in the snatch and clean & jerk.

As a “worthy” representative of Azerbaijani leadership, Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev disseminated lies about the meetings of the Intergovernmental Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, in Nairobi Nov 15-19.

Software piracy has decreased 6% in Armenia over the past 4 years, what resulted in additional $5 million to the national budget. According to Microsoft Armenia director Grigor Barseghyan, the number of people using authorized software is increasing year by year in Armenia.