"ROSTELECOM" COMPANY INTERESTED IN ARMENIAN TELECOMMUNICATION MONOPOLIST "ARMENTEL" COMPANY SHARESNovember 1, 2002 - 22:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Rostelecom" company displays interest towards buying shares of "ArmenTel" telecommunication monopolist company of Armenia. As reported by "Commersant" Russian newspaper, chief of public relations service of "Rostelecom" company Dmitry Chykseyev stated it. At the same time he noted, "The decision has not been discussed by the council of directors yet, thus it is early to speak about participation of "Rostelecom" in auction of "ArmenTel" shares." Let us note that 90% of "ArmenTel" shares, owned by Greek OTE company, are arrested by the Armenian ministry of justice service for compulsory execution of court orders to levy some $1.4 million, which is OTE debt to the Armenian government. At present expert assessment of their cost is being carried out. Upon completion of the appraisal an auction will be held for selling part of the stocks to pay off the OTE debt to the Armenian government. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |