Alcatel To Open Center In Armenia
November 18, 2005
Armenia Diaspora
Armenpress
Tunis, November 18, Armenpress: Alcatel, the world's leading telecom equipment supplier, headed by an ethnic Armenian Serge Tchuruk, pledged to open its regional center in Armenia. Alcatel and the Armenian Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) signed a memorandum to that end in Tunis on November 16 on the sidelines of the UN-held World Summit of Information Society (WSIS).
The memorandum was signed by Tchuruk and Armenian deputy trade and economic development minister Tigran Davtian.
Serge Tchuruk, who has managed the French group for the past decade, met last week in Yerevan with President Robert Kocharian and Prime Minister Andranik Margarian. He was quoted by official sources as saying that he was ready to help launch "certain programs on the research and introduction of innovative technologies" in Armenia.
EIF chairman Bagrat Yengibarian told Armenpress that Alcatel center will promote further development of information technology and help prepare high-level professionals. He said Alcatel will furnish the center with state-of-the art equipment.Alcatel was the largest supplier of equipment to ArmenTel telephone operator and also to its recently established mobile phone competitor, VivaCell.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
Armenia Diaspora
Armenpress
Tunis, November 18, Armenpress: Alcatel, the world's leading telecom equipment supplier, headed by an ethnic Armenian Serge Tchuruk, pledged to open its regional center in Armenia. Alcatel and the Armenian Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) signed a memorandum to that end in Tunis on November 16 on the sidelines of the UN-held World Summit of Information Society (WSIS).
The memorandum was signed by Tchuruk and Armenian deputy trade and economic development minister Tigran Davtian.
Serge Tchuruk, who has managed the French group for the past decade, met last week in Yerevan with President Robert Kocharian and Prime Minister Andranik Margarian. He was quoted by official sources as saying that he was ready to help launch "certain programs on the research and introduction of innovative technologies" in Armenia.
EIF chairman Bagrat Yengibarian told Armenpress that Alcatel center will promote further development of information technology and help prepare high-level professionals. He said Alcatel will furnish the center with state-of-the art equipment.Alcatel was the largest supplier of equipment to ArmenTel telephone operator and also to its recently established mobile phone competitor, VivaCell.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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