ArmInfo. Vahan Martirosyan, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Armenia, presented today the "Leading Company in Eastern Europe" Award to the Chief Executive Director of the "UNION" Group of Companies in Eurasia Mikhail Gerchuk and the General Director of Beeline in Armenia, Andrei Pyatakhin.
As the press service of the company informs, the prize was awarded at the World Telecommunication Development Conference, which was held October 9-21 in Buenos Aires. "It is very pleasant to receive a prize from such an authoritative international organization, especially given the fact that it was a surprise for us. This means that the assessment was really objective, and we can be proud of such results. Of course, being a part of an international group, we work according to international standards and, apparently, we succeed ", said Andrey Pyatakhin. For his part, Mikhail Gerchuk added: "The introduction of advanced technologies in all countries of our presence is fundamentally important for us. Such an approach brings its results, and the high assessment of such an authoritative international organization as the International Telecommunication Union shows that this approach benefits both our subscribers and the telecommunications industry itself. "
The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in Argentina, Esther Mkrtumyan, received the award in Buenos Aires.
"VEON Armenia" CJSC (Beeline trademark) belongs to the Veon group of companies, which is one of the world's largest integrated telecom operators. The group includes communications companies providing voice and data services based on a wide range of wireless and fixed-line technologies, as well as broadband Internet access to more than 200 million subscribers in Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Algeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The companies of the group provide services under the brands Beeline, Kyivstar, Wind, Mobilink, Banglalink and Djezzy.