Yerevan /Mediamax/. Russian AFK “Sistema” corporation is preparing to acquire a bank in Armenia##.

Mediamax reports that the Head of AFK “Sistema” Vladimir Yevtushenko said this in an interview, published today in “Vedomosti” newspaper.

Answering the questions on development plans for the banking business of the holding, he stated: “We have already purchased a Luxemburg bank, we are preparing acquisitions in Armenia, in Uzbekistan and in Belarus – as a result we plan to cover most CIS states”.

Mediamax recalls that AFK “Sistema” already owns large assets in Armenia – 80% share of the Armenian “VivaCell” mobile operator belongs to MTS Company, which enters “Sistema”, and another company of the holding – “Comstar-OTS”, owns Armenian “Cornet-AM” internet-provider.