VivaCell-MTS cooperates with “Transparency International Anticorruption Center” NGO

YEREVAN, April 29. /ARKA/. The meeting of the Executive Director of “Transparency International Anticorruption Center” NGO Varuzhan Hoktanyan and TIAC member, expert Khachik Harutyunyan with VivaCell-MTS General Manager and employees took place at the company's headquarters. The topic of the meeting was “The role of citizens in fighting corruption,” VivaCell-MTs said in a press release.

“Having anti-corruption control mechanisms put in place within the Company, as part of its internal procedures, policies and practices, is similar to following healthy lifestyle patterns. Like a big living organism, the Company should take care of certain rules of behavior precluding dangerous habits, minimizing health risks and pass frequent check-ups to ensure early detection and prevention of diseases, especially if the disease is as dangerous, transformative and transmittable as the corruption is. Like in the case of health, it’s much more effective to have the disease prevented timely rather than to start handling it when it emerges,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.     
 
The institutional structure of the anticorruption projects and the current problems in the sphere were presented at the meeting. It was followed by an active discussion between the speakers and the employees of the company. Theoretical ways and practical examples of the strategic role of private sector’s participation in the fight against corruption were presented.

Transparency International Anticorruption Center’s mission is to promote good governance in Armenia through reducing corruption and strengthening democracy. The goals of the organization are to support effective anti-corruption policy and transparent and accountable governance; to support holding of free, fair and transparent elections and the establishment of electoral institute; to promote reasonable, transparent and accountable public resource management, including the management of state and community property and financial resources; to foster democratic processes, including protection of human rights and public participation in the governance processes of the country.
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VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is Armenia’s leading telecommunications operator, having the widest 2G/3.75G/4G network reach and spreading a wide range of Voice and Data services all across Armenia. Having the best of the Armenian people interest at heart since its launch on 1st July 2005 and in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base. VivaCell-MTS drives innovation and aims at always being at the forefront of any development serving the Armenian mobile communications market. The company follows the guidance provided by ISO 26000 (International Standard of Social Responsibility) and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Information Security Management System). -0-

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19:00 04/29/2016