YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. "The year of 2006 did not become a year of progress for the Armenian mass media. It's a pity, tendencies of split of our journalist's brotherhood deepened, demands of journalists' professional duty withdrew under the pressure of the day's instructions." The National Press Club estimates in this way the passing year in its New Year address, congratulating its partners upon the New Year and Christmas and wishing them solidarity, impartiality and succession, deliverance from different censors, creative rise, year of freedom and justice. It is also mentioned in the address: "The coming year of 2007 will be more complicated and difficult for media representatives. The propaganda of the parliamentary elections, already started non-officially, shows that it will not be free and just. In this case, it depends on us, journalists, at what extent the freedom of expression and the right of society to be awared will be protected. The future of democracy in Armenia is in our hands. Doing one's professional duty must be beyond everything."

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