Yerevan, June 29 /Mediamax/. General Director of “ArmenTel” Oleg Bliznyuk stated in Yerevan today that “we have set the task to become the best service Company in Armenia by the end of 2008, and I am sure that we will fulfill it”.

Mediamax reports that Oleg Bliznyuk said this today during the meeting with journalists, dated for the Day of the Company, which is celebrated by “ArmenTel” today.

For the participation in the Day of the Company, the Founder and the Honorary President of “VimpelCom” OJSC Dmitri Zimin and the Executive Vice-President of “VimpelCom” on Business Development in CIS States, member of the Company’s Board of Directors Dmitri Pleskonos have arrived in Yerevan.

Dmitri Pleskonos stated that the task to become a service of international level is set for the whole group of “VimpelCom”. He described as “very successful” the deal on purchasing “ArmenTel” and stressed that the Armenian market has good potential for growth in all directions - fixed and mobile communication, broadband internet, 3G mobile communication services.

“The unique experience of “ArmenTel” helps us and gives the opportunity to understand the situation, to make correct decisions. We believe that the fixed communication and the broadband internet will give us wide opportunities for development in Armenia”, Dmitri Pleskonos stated.

Vice-President of “VimpelCom” OJSC stressed that the Company is implementing modern equipment in Armenia, “which will meet the latest requirements of the market and technologies”. Dmitri Pleskonos highlighted the work, which is in process in “ArmenTel” for the implementation of a new system of billing of fixed communication, which will allow extending the variety of services.

“The Armenian market has great prospects from the point of view of provision of non-voice services; there is much place for work here”, Dmitri Pleskonos stated.

Representatives of “VimpelCom” OJSC expressed content by the meeting with the Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, which took place June 28. The Founder and the Honorary President of “VimpelCom” OJSC Dmitri Zimin informed about the “well-disposed attitude” of the Armenian authorities to the Company and noted that the demand for telecommunication services in Armenia takes the lead over the supply, and this “gives wide opportunities for development and implementation of new services”.

Talking about the prospects of implementation of convergent services in Armenia, Dmitri Pleskonos stated that, first of all, one should secure high quality of the mobile and fixed services of “ArmenTel”, after which one may consider the prospects of their combination.

General Director of “ArmenTel” CJSC Oleg Bliznyuk stated that “in the nearest few months you will see the results of our efforts on development of broadband internet”.