VimpelCom interested in strengthening of international communication
channels, including from Armenia and Georgia to Iran

2009-09-25 10:08:00

ArmInfo. VimpelCom is interested in strengthening of the international
communication channels in its operating countries. Based on this, the
Company is ready to consider all the opportunities of construction of
new external optical channels from Armenia to Georgia and Iran, Chief
Managing Director of "VimpelCom OJSC Boris Nemshich told ArmInfo when
speaking about possible construction of fiber-optic directions from
Armenia to Georgia and Iran in parallel with the Armenian
government-scheduled Iran-Armenia railway and Yerevan-Gyumri-Batumi
motorway. ‘We are interested in strengthening of the international
optical mainlines and construction of the new ones everywhere possible.
As for Armenia, we are ready to consider the routes to both Georgia and
Iran. We shall consider any possible route’, B. Nemshich said.

To recall, ArmenTel CJSC is subsidiary of VimpelCom in Armenia. At
present, ArmenTel operates two optical channels from Armenia to Georgia
and another backup one to Iran.