Nokia closing office in TehranJuly 14, 2012 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nokia, one of the most popular cell phone brands in Iran, decided to close its office in Tehran because of the recent sanctions by European Union against Iran over its controversial nuclear program, Kabir News reported. Nokia spokesman, Mark Durrant, also confirmed this news by saying: “We have to close our office in Tehran by the end of August due to the recent sanctions. However our customers in Iran can buy new cell phones and accessories from unofficial agents.” Hamidreza Nikdel, one of the officials of Nokia in Iran, also confirmed this announcement. After presidential election in Iran on 2009, a group of Iranians decided to boycott Nokia’s products. Isa Saharkhiz, Iranian journalist, revealed that Nokia helped Iranian government spy on Internet users in order to suppress street riots. Another group of Iranians held demonstrations in front of Nokia office in the United States to show their hatred. At that time, Nokia’s share market in Iran dropped significantly and Nokia’s spokesperson didn’t made any comments on that subject. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |