Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur Baghdassaryan has congratulated the Armenian people on the approaching New Year, reported the Press Service of the Armenian Parliament. The congratulation message of the Armenian Speaker specifically says, «Dear compatriots, just in a few days the year 2005 will become history. Summing up the acquisitions and losses in our life during this year, I can say with confidence that this year our country made maybe a little, however very important progress on the way of economic and social reforms. The Third National Assembly has already adopted 557 laws. The fact speaks for itself as of the evaluation of the Parliament's work. We already marked the 15th anniversary of the Parliament of Armenia. We have all preconditions for the chronicles of the 15 years of independence of Armenia to be characterized not only by search, but also acquisitions. I congratulate you on the New Year. I wish you resoluteness, strength and optimism to hold the doors of luck open both for the country as a whole and for each of us individually.»