VICE PRESIDENT OF VIMPELCOM: WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH TURKISH TELECOM MORE THAN TURKISH TELECOM ITSELF

ArmInfo
2009-05-21 15:39:00

The cooperation with Turkish Telecom cannot interest VimpleCom more
than Turkish Telecom itself, VimpelCom OJSC Executive Vice President
for Business Development in CIS Dmitry Pleskonos told journalists in
Yerevan, Thursday.

He recalled that in 2008 negotiations were held with the Turkish
company on optical fiber network connection, but later they were
suspended. "We really needed additional external channels of internet,
but at the moment the Georgian direction is quite enough for us. We
are not against negotiations, but we do not intend to force them",-
Pleskonos stressed.

To recall, earlier ArmenTel stated the possibility of creation of an
external channel via the Turkish territory within the framework of
cooperation with one of the largest telecommunication companies of
Turkey – Turkish Telecom. The companies received the relevant permit
to create a joint channel. However, later the talks were suspended. At
present ArmenTel has 2 channels of external internet communication
via the Georgian territory. Another channel from Iran is used as a
reserve one. The Fibernet company also has an external communication
channel in Armenia.