YEREVAN.- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received on Tuesday the head of the Russian MTS Group, Alexey Kornya and Andrei Smelkov, Russian MTS vice president. VivaCell-MTS Genera VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian also attened the meeting.

Prime Minister Pashinyan attached importance to the implementation of programs in our country by MTS, which contributes to the development of telecommunication and the advancement of innovative technologies. 

The Prime Minister noted that the government considers the development of digital infrastructure and information technologies market as a priority for Armenia to become a technological country. 

Speaking about the reforms aimed at continuous improvement of the business environment, Nikol Pashinyan noted that the government's goal is to increase the transparency of the investment field and to introduce a new culture of business-government cooperation. 

Alexey Kornya thanked Prime Minister Pashinyan for sharing information on government reforms and expressed satisfaction with the process of his company's programs in Armenia, as well as with the government of Armenia, in particular, the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies. He informed that MTS, taking into account the advantages of the Armenian market in the IT sphere, intends to expand the scope of activities in our country and implement new projects in digital market development, software and service sectors. 

Kornya noted that MTS Group will continue to invest in Armenia, contributing to the development of IT and telecommunications.

Prime Minister Pushinyan welcomed the intention of MTS to increase its investment and reaffirmed the readiness of the government to continue effective cooperation.