On 25 December NKR President Bako Sahakyan held meetings with members of the NKR National Assembly’s factions ("Democracy", "Homeland", "ARF-Dashnaktsutyun" – "Movement 88"). A wide range of issues related to internal life of the republic and socioeconomic development in the year of 2008 were discussed at the meeting. The President expressed satisfaction with the work of the Parliament, especially its cooperation with the executive branch, other institutions, as well as with hearings and international scientific conferences organized by the National Assembly. Bako Sahakyan noted that the process of forming a professional parliament should gradually begin.