VIVACELL-MTS OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF ARMENIAN NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Lragir.am
16:49:37 – 03/03/2009

VivaCell-MTS and National Olympic Committee of Armenia held a joint
press conference under the theme ‘VivaCell-MTS – Armenia’s Sport’s
Partner’ presided by the Company General Manager Ralph Yirikian
and the President of Armenian National Olympic Committee Gagik
Tsarukyan. Prior to the press conference, a bilateral agreement was
signed between VivaCell-MTS and the National Olympic Committee of
Armenia, according to which the Company will allocate AMD 100 million
for the development of Olympic sports in Armenia.

During the press conference VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph
Yirikian and the President of National Olympic Committee Gagik
Tsarukyan announced plans of cooperation throughout 2009.

"VivaCell-MTS is making considerable investment in the development of
Armenian sport and promotion of healthy lifestyles. This cooperation
with the National Olympic Committee aimed at boosting the development
of various kinds of sports in the country, especially the sport
schools as a start.

Besides, this will help us fund our sportsmen’s participation in
various international competitions’, – mentioned the President of
the Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukyan.

"We believe in our sportsmen capabilities and future! Seeing them
conquering international sports scenes will makes us prouder day after
day and this is the objec tive not only of VivaCell-MTS but of every
Armenian. We are confident that our sportsmen and their coaches will
be working very hard lifting high the Armenian flag wherever they go,
we will support them each step of the way", – noted General Manager
of VivaCell-MTS Ralph Yirikian.

Sport’s partner VivaCell-MTS has provided AMD 100 mln for the
activities of the Olympic Committee in 2009. In the framework of this
cooperation the committee will realize propaganda of healthy lifestyle
among the youth, organize sports tournaments, as well as to ensure
the participation of Armenian sportsmen in different Olympic ratings.

International experience shows that achievements in sport are
conditioned by continuous work and targeted investment. The National
Olympic Committee of Armenia and the Ministry of Sport have already
started preparatory works for the upcoming Olympic Games. In its turn,
Armenia’s leading mobile operator VivaCell-MTS, as a sports partner
and corporate citizen, on the threshold of 2012, is realizing long-term
investment in the development of sport.