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2004-05-04 06:41:00
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Embassy Yerevan
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IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 YEREVAN 001066 

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COMMERCE FOR 3150/PBRADLEY/BSMITH
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EMBASSIES - PLEASE PASS FCS
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, EB/CBA
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TAGS: KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
SUBJECT: IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL
SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2004. ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Summary. Following is a list by sector of fully or
partially U.S. owned companies operating in Armenia.
The list is not complete and includes only those
companies known to the U.S. Embassy. End summary.

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Construction Services and Materials
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HILL INTERNATIONAL ARMENIA
Construction management
Renny Borhan, Vice President
5 Nalbandyan St., 2nd floor, Yerevan 375010, Armenia
Tel:(374-1) 529-871 Fax: (374-1) 151-394
Founded in 1995 as a subsidiary of Hill
International, Inc., One Lavitt Parkway Willingboro,
NJ 08046

HOVNANIAN INTERNATIONAL
Construction
Vahagn Hovnanian, President (US)
Harutiun Khachatrian, Director
50 Gevorg Chaush, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel/fax: (374-1) 390-102
E-mail: vahakni@hovnanianinternational.am
Established in 1999 as JV with Hovnanian Group,
Suite 12, Dag Hammarskold Blvd, Freehold, NJ 07728;
Tel: (732) 462-8200; Fax: (732) 462-2789

HUNTSMAN ARMENIA CONCRETE CORPORATION
Manufacturing of prestressed concrete slabs
Mr. Roy Harrison, U.S. Director-General
Mr. Jirair Zabunian, Executive Director
49 Artsakh St., Yerevan, Armenia, 375021
Tel: (374-1) 471-188, 471-218, 452-689, 458-080, 453-
410, 151-735
Fax: (374-1) 151-735
E-mail: hunts@arminco.com
Registered in 1990 as a JV between the Ministry of
Construction and the Huntsman Corporation
500 Huntsmanway, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
2000 Eagle Gate Tower, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111,
Tel: (801) 532-5200
Fax: (801) 536-1581
www.huntsman.com

RANCHPAR LLC
Construction services
Richard Sipan, Director
3 Koryun Street, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 599-922
Fax: (374-1) 565-248
E-mail: ranchpar@arminco.com

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Consulting
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ARLEX INTERNATIONAL LTD
Legal and Business Consulting
Tom Samuelian, Managing Attorney
15 Grigor Lusavorich St., Yerevan, Armenia
Tel/Fax: (374-1) 580-213
E-mail: tsamuelian@arlex.am
www.arlex.am

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTING
Legal Consulting
Edith Khachatryan, Managing Director
19 Sayat Novayi Ave., Suite 200, Yerevan-1, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 594-655
Fax; (374-1) 566-735
E-mail: ekhach@arminco.com

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Education
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA (AUA)
Harutiun Armenian, President
Don Fuller, Director of Administration.
40 Marshall Baghramyan Ave., Yerevan, Armenia
375019;
Tel (374-1) 271-602, 270-309; fax: (374-1) 151-048,
e-mail: dfuller@aua.am
Established in 1991, as a JV between the University
of California at Los Angeles, Armenian General
Benevolent Union (USA),and the Ministry of
Education of Armenia, AUA provides several Master
degree programs, including in Business
Administration, Seismic and Civil Engineering,
Political Science, and LLM (joint program with Bolt
University).
American University of Armenia Corporation, 300
Lakeside Drive, IV Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
Richard Youatt, Operations Manager
Tel: (510) 987-9452, Fax: (510) 208-3576, E-mail:
ryouatt@ix.net.com

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Export/Import/Sales
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IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL LTD
Imports/retail of jewelry, leather clothing, and
shoes
Rafael Khazaryan, Director
39, Mashtots Ave., Yerevan-375002, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 531-045, 565-734; 151-962; Fax: (374-1)
151-962
Registered in 1996 as a JV (Partnership) with Ms.
Jacqueline Vardanyan, 20 North Brand Blvd.,
Glendale, CA.
Tel: (818) 242-2404
Fax: (818) 246-4081.

PHILLIP MORRIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, B.V.
Tobacco products
Ashot Chagharyan, Field Manager
Yerevan 375018, Armenia
Tel (374-1) 576-720
Fax (374-1) 576-723
Registered in December 1995. Parent company: Phillip
Morris Management Services, B.V., Holland

SEXESS PETROLEUM CORPORATION
International trading of cars, and general
merchandize
Karapet Astvatsatryan, President.
49 Komitas St., Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 237-050
Established in 1993 as a subsidiary of Sexess
Petroleum Corp, Glendale, California (same
president).

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Food Processing
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AGROINVEST MANAGEMENT LLC
Agricultural Input Supply and Professional
Management for Agricultural Investments
Aleksan Elbakyan, President and Owner
Chuck Specht, Vice President (USA)
37 Nzhdeh St., Yerevan
Tel (3749) 407-306
Fax (3741) 447-380
Email alel@agroinvest.infocom.amilink.net
Registered in 1997 as a Limited Liability Company

COCA-COLA BOTTLERS ARMENIA
Mr. Constantinos Spanoudis, General Manager
Azatutyan 3rd Lane, Yerevan 375052
Tel: (374-1) 280-552, 285-260
Fax: (374-1) 281-781
Registered in August 1995 (Leventis, Greece)

JERMUK CLOSED JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Bottling and export of "Jermuk" mineral water
Kaizak Zetlian, Partner (U.S.)
Armen Ter-Stepanyan, Managing Director
1 Gortsaranain St., Jermuk 378840
Tel: (374-77) 21117, 21285, Fax: (374-77) 21119
E-mail: info@jermuk.am
http://www.jermuk.com
Registered in 1995 as a joint venture between
"Jermuk" plant and Zetlian Enterprises (LA)

HOME-ART
Coffee processing, construction services
Edward Ivanian, Executive Director
3 Koriun St., Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 521-032, Fax: 565-248
Established in July, 1999 as JV with Sipan
Enterprises Inc., (70% share)126 Jackson Street,
Suite 307, Glendale, California 91205; Tel: (818)
248-7117; Fax: (818) 249-7117;
E-mail: sipanent@aol.com
Raffi Zavetian, President

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Hotels & Restaurants
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ANI PLAZA HOTEL
Hovsep Nasoyan, General Director
19 Sayat Nova St., Yerevan 375010, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 594-377
Fax: (374-1) 565-343
E-mail: anihotel@yahoo.com
http://www.anihotel.com

ARMENIA MARRIOTT HOTEL
Katrin Hentszel, General Manager
1 Amirian St., Yerevan-10 Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 599-000
Fax: (374-1) 599-001
E-mail: info@hotelarmenia.com
www.hotelarmenia.com

HY BUSINESS HOTEL
Hotel, business center
Souren Yavruyan, General Manager
8 Hanrapetutyan St., Yerevan 375010, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 567-567, 580-422, 151-522; Fax: (374-1)
543-131
E-mail: hybus@arminco.com
Registered in February 1997 as a subsidiary of Hy-
Business, Inc., Vardges Barsam, President
32218 Phantom Dr., Rancho Palos Verde, CA 90274;
Tel: (310) 377-5266; Fax: (310) 377-5266

TUFENKIAN HERITAGE HOTEL
Hambartsum Chilingaryan, Manager
Norki 13th Street, Yerevan 375048
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 547-888
Fax: (374-1) 547-877
E-mail: tufhosp@arminco.com

YUM-YUM DONUTS
Fast food restaurant business
Arsen Vardanian, Director
39/12 Mashtots Ave., 1 Hakob Hakobian, Yerevan,
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 561-984, 269-033
Fax: (374-1) 561-984
Established in December 1997 as a joint venture with
G&H Enterprises, Inc.; Toros Sahakian, President;
Tel.: (732) 922-3858
Fax: (732) 922-9544
E-mail: toross@msn.com

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Information Technologies
++++++++++++++++++++++++

BOOMERANG SOFTWARE
Internet Software
Contact: Gurgen Balyan, Director
Address: 6/1 Abelyan Street, 5th Floor, Yerevan-38
Phone/Fax: (374-1) 350-570, 350-488
E-Mail: office@boomsoft.am
www.boomsoft.am
Established in 1997 as subsidiary of Boomerang
Software Inc., 90 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478;
Tel: (617) 489-1647.
CREDENCE SYSTEMS ARMENIA LLC
Software Engineering
Contact: Manuk Gevorgyan, Director
Address: 48 Mamikonyants Street, Yerevan-51
Phone: (374-1) 233-122
Fax: (510) 217-9448
E-Mail: manuk_gevorgyan@credence.am
Subsidiary of Credence Systems Corp; Tel: 215 Fourer
Ave., Fremont, CA 94539; Tel: (510) 657-7400; Fax:
(510) 623-2560; & Fluence Technology Inc., 8700 SW
Creekside PL, Beaverton, OR 97008, Tel: (503) 672-
8774

LYCOS CJSC
Software Development - Internet applications
Contact: Hovhannes Avoyan, Managing Director
Address: 9 Alek Manukyan Street, Yerevan-70
Phone: (374-1) 512-045
Fax: (374-1) 512-112
E-Mail: hovhannes.avoyan@lycos-europe.com
Registered in 2002 by Lycos Europe

MONTEREY ARSET JSC
Chip Programming
Haik Hovhannisyan, General Manager
41 Arshakunyats Street, Yerevan 375026
Tel: (374-1) 440-651
Fax: (374-1) 441-536
E-mail: arset@arset.com
Subsidiary of Monterey Design Systems Inc. CA

EPSILON LOGIC
Software Engineering
Contact: Nazik Khudaverdyan, Director
Address: 4 Tigran Metsi Street, Yerevan-10
Phone/Fax: (374-1) 587-740, 587-710, 586-775
E-Mail: nazik@e-logic.com
Established in 1998 as subsidiary of Epsilon Logic
Systems

EPYGI LABS AM LLC
Software Engineering
Contact: Haroutun Akilian, Director
Address: 41 Arashakuniants Street, Yerevan - 26
Phone: (374-1) 442-160, (374-9) 403-799
Fax: (374-1) 442-155
Website: www.epygi.com
Registered in 2000

HAILINK
Research and development in natural sciences and
architecture, wireless communication networks,
software and hardware engineering
Contact: Gagik Evoyan, Director
Address: 24a Marshall Bagramyan Ave., Yerevan-19
Phone: (374-1) 521-664, 151-037
Fax: (374-1) 151-037
E-Mail: gagike@forof.sci.am
Founded in 1992 as a subsidiary of Cilink Corp.,
Hermosa Court 910, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
3131 Jay Street, Santa Klara, CA 95454, (new
address),Bill Crowell, President
Tel: (408) 735-5800, Fax: (408) 735-6645

HI-TECH GATEWAY
Contact: Hakob Manucharyan, General Manager
Address: 1 Charentsi Street, Yerevan-25
Phone: (374-1) 573-770, 576-253
Fax: (374-1) 573-770
E-Mail: hakob@hi-teck.com
http://www.hi-teck.com

HITEGRITY
Software engineering
Gagik Evoyan, Director
24b Marshal Baghramyan Ave, Yerevan, 375019
Tel: (374-1) 568-267
Fax: (374-1) 526-637
E-mail: gagike@hailink.am

HPLA LLC
Software Engineering
Contact: Andranik Hovhannisyan, Managing Director
Address: 49/3 Komitas Street, Floor 9, Yerevan-51
Phone: (374-1) 238-550, 234-581, 238-309
Fax: (374-1) 151-974
E-Mail: andrew@arm.hpl.com
Wesite: www.hpl.com
Registered in February 1995 as a subsidiary of HPL
Heuristic Physics Laboratories, Inc., 1649 South
Main St., Milpitas, California 95035 USA
Tel: (408) 263-1475
Fax: (408) 263-1584.

LEDA HOLDINGS
Contact: Hovik Musaelyan, General Director
Address: 49 Tigran Mets Street, Yerevan-18
Phone: (374-1) 559-588
Fax: (374-1) 559-589
Email: hmusayelyan@leda-holdings.com
Web Site: www.leda-holdings.com
Subsidiary of Leda Systems, Inc., 1108 Summit
Avenue, Suite 3, Plano, TX, 75074, Tel: (972) 991-
6391, Fax: (972) 381-0965

SOLAREN LLC
Contact: Victor Afyan, Executive Director
2/2 Shrjanayin Street
Tel: (374-1) 777-113
Fax: (374-1) 777-182
E-mail: info@solaren.am
www.solaren.com

SYNERGY INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS
Software Engineering
Contact: Sergey Zigelyan, Director
Address: 6 Koryuny Street, Suite 4, Yerevan-09
Phone: (374-1) 567-681
Fax: (374-1) 567-681
E-mail: szigelyan@arm.synys.com
Website: www.synisys.com

UNICAD JSC
Hrant Marandjian, President
41 Arshakunyats Ave., Yerevan 375065
Tel: (374-1)441-635
Fax: (374-1)441-543
E-mail: admin@unicad.am

VIASPHERE TECHNOPARK
IT Incubator
Aram Vardanyan, General Manager
Arshakunyats Ave. 41 Yerevan 375026
Tel: (374-1)442-188
Fax: (374-1)448-902
E-mail: viasphere@viasphere.am
URL: http://www.viasphere.com
Viasphere Technopark is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Viasphere International, a Silicon Valley based
venture capital firm and incubator

VIRAGE LOGIC INTERNATIONAL YEREVAN
Developing circuits and software tools for DPTL
circuits
Varuzhan Masarajian, Director
Cddress: 15/1 Khorenatsi Street, Yerevan, Armenia
Phone: (374-1) 591-800
Fax: (374-1) 591-833
e-mail: info@viragelogic.am
website: www.viragelogic.com
Established as a subsidiary of the Virage Logic
Corp., 46501 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538,
Tel: (510) 360-8000, Fax: (510) 360-8099, Web Site:
http://www.viragelogic.com

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Manufacturing
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ARQELL
Manufacturing of printing machines
Artin Chatmajian, President
Argek Village, Kotayk province
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 287-158
Fax: (374-1) 287-154
E-mail: ac@arqell.am
Established in 2003 by Armenian-Americans from
California

ANDOK
Assembly and sale of optical equipment and glasses,
biomedical services.
Hermine Shahumyan, Director.
20 Charents St., Suite 2-4, Yerevan, Armenia 375025
Tel: (374-1) 553-365, 551-747, Tel/Fax: 151-763
Founded 1993 as a subsidiary of Armenian Relief
Society of Western USA Inc., 80 Bigelow Ave.,
Watertown, MA 02172; tel:(617)926-5892; fax:(617)926-
4855

ARAX GOLD
Jewelry production
Harout Ajaryan, Director (U.S. citizen)
34/1 Arshakunyats St.
Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 443-626
Fax: (374-1) 443-616
E-mail: araxgold@netsys.am

GARNI INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Apparel manufacturing
Zareh Balasanian, President
26a Abovyan Street
Suite 39
Yerevan
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 545960
Fax: (374-1) 545962
E-mail: GARNI@arminco.com
121a East 89th St.
New York NY 10128 USA

ONYX
Production of building materials and bathroom
equipment
Artur Mirzoyan, Director (Armenia)
Tigran Petrosyan, Director (U.S.)
Plastic Factory, 59 Arshakunyats St., Yerevan
Tel: (374-1) 445-023; Fax: (374-1) 442-494, E-mail:
root@onyx.arminco.com
Registered in 1997 as a JV between Plastic factory
and Intertone Communications, 445 9-th Street,
Fairview, NJ 07022; Tel: (201) 941-5128; fax: (201)
943-2996.

TUFENKIAN TRANSCAUCASUS
Production and export of hand-made carpets and
threads
James Tufenkian, President (USA).
Hambartsum (Garik) Chilingaryan, Manager.
21/1 Tumanyan St., Second Floor, Yerevan 375001,
Armenia
Tel:(374-1) 521-259, 520-885, Tel/ax:(374-1) 151-
751, E-mail: Tufenk@arminco.com
Registered in July 1994 as a subsidiary of Tufenkian
Import/Export Ventures, Inc (NY).
902 Broadway, Second Floor, New York, 10010-6202
Tel: (212) 475-2475, Fax: (212) 475-2629, E-mail:
Tufen@octet.com

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Mining
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AGARAK COPPER-MOLYBDENUM PLANT
Agarak, Syunik province,
Armenia
Privatized in 2004 by Comsup Commodities, Inc.
7 East Mission Street, Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel: (805) 898-3770
Fax: (805) 898-3768
E-mail: michaelb13@cox.net
Contact: Michael Bollag, President

ARARAT GOLD RECOVERY COMPANY (AGRC)
Gold mining/processing
Keith Faulkner, General Director
19 Khanjian St., Yerevan-375010
Tel: (374-1)548-361, 542-263, 226-854, 151-699, 151-
707, Fax: (374-1)151-690,
E-mail: agrc@arminco.com, keithf@agrc.com
Registered in November 1996 as a Joint Venture
between "ArmGold" /Ministry of Industry of Armenia
and Global Gold Corporation
Reregistered in 1999 as JV with First Dynasty Mines

ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
Oil and gas exploration
Tim Papworth, General Manager
26/6 Aram Khachatryan Street, Yerevan
Tel: (374-1) 276-226 Fax: (374-1)275- 023 E-mail:
timpap@arminco.com Mobile: (374-9) 404-561
Registered on August 6, 1997 as a subsidiary of
Armenian American Exploration Co. Inc., P.O.Box
92067, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; tel: (619) 759-
5990; Fax: (619) 756-3194. Jeff Rand, President;
Allen Paulson, Chairman

METAL PRINCE
Mining - Akhtala Mining Project
Serop Der-Boghossian, President (U.S.)
24b Baghramyan Ave., Yerevan 375019, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 545-538; Fax: (374-1) 545-539;
E-mail: metalking@europe.com
Registered in 1999

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Postal services
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DHL WORLDWIDE EXPRESS REPRESENTATION IN ARMENIA
Emma Beluyan, Managing Director
5a Vardananats St., Yerevan 375010
Tel: (374-1) 585-588
Fax: (374-1) 528-158, E-mail: dhlevn@cornet.am
Founded in 1995.

UPS EXPRESS HAIK LTD.
Courier and representation services
Hambatsum Kupelian, President (USA - Texas)
Shushan Grigoryan, Managing Director
1 Kiyevyan St., Yerevan-375028, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 273-098 Fax: (374-1) 273-275 E-mail:
upsarm@arminco.com
Registered Jan 1997 as a Limited Liability Company

FEDERAL EXPRESS
Gagik Azatyan, Director
40 Mashtotsi Ave., Yerevan 375002, Armenia
Tel:(374-1)544-277, 544-988
Fax:(374-1)544-277
e-mail: tripex@arminco.com
Founded in 1995

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Rent-a-Car
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LIMOUSINE SERVICE
Limousine rental
Mher Muradian, CEO
1 Marshal Baghramian Ave., Yerevan-375019, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 58-96-38
Registered in 1996 as a joint venture with D&T
Holsers Inc., 520 Greenwood Ave., Montebello CA

ELITAR & HERTZ TRAVEL AGENCY AND RENT-A-CAR
Robert Hakobyan, Director
7 Abovyan Street
Yerevan-375001
Tel: (374-1) 543-311
Fax: (374-1) 587-181
E-mail: hertz@arminco.com
www.hertz.am

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Shipping/Freight-Forwarding/Customs Brokers
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AMBERTCO INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
Operating branch of Ambert International Logistics
Inc.. New York NY USA
Company Representative: Vahe Mekertichian, President
81 Bagratunyats Ave., Yerevan
Tel: (374-1) 444-492
Fax: (374-1) 444-49
E-mail: ambertco@netsys.am

SEABORNE INTERNATIONAL JV JSC
Int'l air, sea, road and rail transportation,
freight forwarding, project logistics, customs
brokers
Steve Robinson, President
Hermine Gevorgyan, Acting Manager
15 Deghatan st., Suite 6, Yerevan 375010 Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 566-699, 566-599, 566-499
Fax: (374-1) 566-399
E-mail: seaman@arminco.com
Web site: www.seaborne-intl.com
Registered in November 1997 as a joint venture
between Seaborne International Inc (Steve Robinson,
President),11222 La Cienega Blvd., Suite 470,
Inglewood, CA 90304 USA; Tel: (310)216-4225, 800-
662-6722; Fax: (310)216-1124, E-mail: sarlax@aol.com


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Telecommunications
++++++++++++++++++

AMERICAN AND ARMENIAN TELEVISION COMMUNICATIONS
(AATV)
Wireless cable TV provider
Sergei Khomenko, President
Hy-Business Suites, Suite G, 8 Hanrapetutyan St.,
Yerevan-375010, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 562-992, 545-454, 581-857, 581-675;
Fax: (374-1) 581-675;
E-mail: aatv@ambox.amilink.net
Registered in August 1997 as joint venture
(corporation) between Eastward Bound, Inc. (EBI),
United Cable Company (UCC),119 Pembroke St.,
Boston, MA 02118; tel: (617) 375-9244, fax: (617)
421-0188 and the Republican Cable Television Center.

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Travel Services & Tourism
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LEVON TRAVEL YEREVAN ARMENIAN/AMERICAN JV
Travel agent
Gary G. Titizian, President (USA).
Anahit Papazian, Director of Yerevan Office.
10 Sayat Nova Blvd., Yerevan, 375009, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 525-210, 525-284, 520-959, Fax: (374-
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 YEREVAN 001066

SIPDIS

COMMERCE FOR 3150/PBRADLEY/BSMITH
COMMERCE FOR 4201/ITA/IEP/OEERIS/BISNIS/EHOUSE
EMBASSIES - PLEASE PASS FCS
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, EB/CBA
ANKARA ALSO FOR CFC/ SNYDER/BALLINGER
PASS TDA-STEIN, OPIC, EXIM-TUMMINIA/PANARO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
SUBJECT: IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL
SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2004. ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Summary. Following is a list by sector of fully or
partially U.S. owned companies operating in Armenia.
The list is not complete and includes only those
companies known to the U.S. Embassy. End summary.

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Construction Services and Materials
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HILL INTERNATIONAL ARMENIA
Construction management
Renny Borhan, Vice President
5 Nalbandyan St., 2nd floor, Yerevan 375010, Armenia
Tel:(374-1) 529-871 Fax: (374-1) 151-394
Founded in 1995 as a subsidiary of Hill
International, Inc., One Lavitt Parkway Willingboro,
NJ 08046

HOVNANIAN INTERNATIONAL
Construction
Vahagn Hovnanian, President (US)
Harutiun Khachatrian, Director
50 Gevorg Chaush, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel/fax: (374-1) 390-102
E-mail: vahakni@hovnanianinternational.am
Established in 1999 as JV with Hovnanian Group,
Suite 12, Dag Hammarskold Blvd, Freehold, NJ 07728;
Tel: (732) 462-8200; Fax: (732) 462-2789

HUNTSMAN ARMENIA CONCRETE CORPORATION
Manufacturing of prestressed concrete slabs
Mr. Roy Harrison, U.S. Director-General
Mr. Jirair Zabunian, Executive Director
49 Artsakh St., Yerevan, Armenia, 375021
Tel: (374-1) 471-188, 471-218, 452-689, 458-080, 453-
410, 151-735
Fax: (374-1) 151-735
E-mail: hunts@arminco.com
Registered in 1990 as a JV between the Ministry of
Construction and the Huntsman Corporation
500 Huntsmanway, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
2000 Eagle Gate Tower, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111,
Tel: (801) 532-5200
Fax: (801) 536-1581
www.huntsman.com

RANCHPAR LLC
Construction services
Richard Sipan, Director
3 Koryun Street, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 599-922
Fax: (374-1) 565-248
E-mail: ranchpar@arminco.com

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Consulting
+++++++++++

ARLEX INTERNATIONAL LTD
Legal and Business Consulting
Tom Samuelian, Managing Attorney
15 Grigor Lusavorich St., Yerevan, Armenia

Tel/Fax: (374-1) 580-213
E-mail: tsamuelian@arlex.am
www.arlex.am

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTING
Legal Consulting
Edith Khachatryan, Managing Director
19 Sayat Novayi Ave., Suite 200, Yerevan-1, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 594-655
Fax; (374-1) 566-735
E-mail: ekhach@arminco.com

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Education
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA (AUA)
Harutiun Armenian, President
Don Fuller, Director of Administration.
40 Marshall Baghramyan Ave., Yerevan, Armenia
375019;
Tel (374-1) 271-602, 270-309; fax: (374-1) 151-048,
e-mail: dfuller@aua.am
Established in 1991, as a JV between the University
of California at Los Angeles, Armenian General
Benevolent Union (USA),and the Ministry of
Education of Armenia, AUA provides several Master
degree programs, including in Business
Administration, Seismic and Civil Engineering,
Political Science, and LLM (joint program with Bolt
University).
American University of Armenia Corporation, 300
Lakeside Drive, IV Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
Richard Youatt, Operations Manager
Tel: (510) 987-9452, Fax: (510) 208-3576, E-mail:
ryouatt@ix.net.com

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Export/Import/Sales
+++++++++++++++++++

IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL LTD
Imports/retail of jewelry, leather clothing, and
shoes
Rafael Khazaryan, Director
39, Mashtots Ave., Yerevan-375002, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 531-045, 565-734; 151-962; Fax: (374-1)
151-962
Registered in 1996 as a JV (Partnership) with Ms.
Jacqueline Vardanyan, 20 North Brand Blvd.,
Glendale, CA.
Tel: (818) 242-2404
Fax: (818) 246-4081.

PHILLIP MORRIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, B.V.
Tobacco products
Ashot Chagharyan, Field Manager
Yerevan 375018, Armenia
Tel (374-1) 576-720
Fax (374-1) 576-723
Registered in December 1995. Parent company: Phillip
Morris Management Services, B.V., Holland

SEXESS PETROLEUM CORPORATION
International trading of cars, and general
merchandize
Karapet Astvatsatryan, President.
49 Komitas St., Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 237-050
Established in 1993 as a subsidiary of Sexess
Petroleum Corp, Glendale, California (same
president).

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Food Processing
+++++++++++++++

AGROINVEST MANAGEMENT LLC
Agricultural Input Supply and Professional
Management for Agricultural Investments
Aleksan Elbakyan, President and Owner
Chuck Specht, Vice President (USA)
37 Nzhdeh St., Yerevan
Tel (3749) 407-306
Fax (3741) 447-380
Email alel@agroinvest.infocom.amilink.net
Registered in 1997 as a Limited Liability Company

COCA-COLA BOTTLERS ARMENIA
Mr. Constantinos Spanoudis, General Manager
Azatutyan 3rd Lane, Yerevan 375052
Tel: (374-1) 280-552, 285-260
Fax: (374-1) 281-781
Registered in August 1995 (Leventis, Greece)

JERMUK CLOSED JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Bottling and export of "Jermuk" mineral water
Kaizak Zetlian, Partner (U.S.)
Armen Ter-Stepanyan, Managing Director
1 Gortsaranain St., Jermuk 378840
Tel: (374-77) 21117, 21285, Fax: (374-77) 21119
E-mail: info@jermuk.am
http://www.jermuk.com
Registered in 1995 as a joint venture between
"Jermuk" plant and Zetlian Enterprises (LA)

HOME-ART
Coffee processing, construction services
Edward Ivanian, Executive Director
3 Koriun St., Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 521-032, Fax: 565-248
Established in July, 1999 as JV with Sipan
Enterprises Inc., (70% share)126 Jackson Street,
Suite 307, Glendale, California 91205; Tel: (818)
248-7117; Fax: (818) 249-7117;
E-mail: sipanent@aol.com
Raffi Zavetian, President

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Hotels & Restaurants
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ANI PLAZA HOTEL
Hovsep Nasoyan, General Director
19 Sayat Nova St., Yerevan 375010, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 594-377
Fax: (374-1) 565-343
E-mail: anihotel@yahoo.com
http://www.anihotel.com

ARMENIA MARRIOTT HOTEL
Katrin Hentszel, General Manager
1 Amirian St., Yerevan-10 Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 599-000
Fax: (374-1) 599-001
E-mail: info@hotelarmenia.com
www.hotelarmenia.com

HY BUSINESS HOTEL
Hotel, business center
Souren Yavruyan, General Manager
8 Hanrapetutyan St., Yerevan 375010, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 567-567, 580-422, 151-522; Fax: (374-1)
543-131
E-mail: hybus@arminco.com
Registered in February 1997 as a subsidiary of Hy-
Business, Inc., Vardges Barsam, President
32218 Phantom Dr., Rancho Palos Verde, CA 90274;
Tel: (310) 377-5266; Fax: (310) 377-5266

TUFENKIAN HERITAGE HOTEL
Hambartsum Chilingaryan, Manager
Norki 13th Street, Yerevan 375048
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 547-888
Fax: (374-1) 547-877
E-mail: tufhosp@arminco.com

YUM-YUM DONUTS
Fast food restaurant business
Arsen Vardanian, Director
39/12 Mashtots Ave., 1 Hakob Hakobian, Yerevan,
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 561-984, 269-033
Fax: (374-1) 561-984
Established in December 1997 as a joint venture with
G&H Enterprises, Inc.; Toros Sahakian, President;
Tel.: (732) 922-3858
Fax: (732) 922-9544
E-mail: toross@msn.com

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Information Technologies
++++++++++++++++++++++++

BOOMERANG SOFTWARE
Internet Software
Contact: Gurgen Balyan, Director
Address: 6/1 Abelyan Street, 5th Floor, Yerevan-38
Phone/Fax: (374-1) 350-570, 350-488
E-Mail: office@boomsoft.am
www.boomsoft.am
Established in 1997 as subsidiary of Boomerang
Software Inc., 90 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478;
Tel: (617) 489-1647.
CREDENCE SYSTEMS ARMENIA LLC
Software Engineering
Contact: Manuk Gevorgyan, Director
Address: 48 Mamikonyants Street, Yerevan-51
Phone: (374-1) 233-122
Fax: (510) 217-9448
E-Mail: manuk_gevorgyan@credence.am
Subsidiary of Credence Systems Corp; Tel: 215 Fourer
Ave., Fremont, CA 94539; Tel: (510) 657-7400; Fax:
(510) 623-2560; & Fluence Technology Inc., 8700 SW
Creekside PL, Beaverton, OR 97008, Tel: (503) 672-
8774

LYCOS CJSC
Software Development - Internet applications
Contact: Hovhannes Avoyan, Managing Director
Address: 9 Alek Manukyan Street, Yerevan-70
Phone: (374-1) 512-045
Fax: (374-1) 512-112
E-Mail: hovhannes.avoyan@lycos-europe.com
Registered in 2002 by Lycos Europe

MONTEREY ARSET JSC
Chip Programming
Haik Hovhannisyan, General Manager
41 Arshakunyats Street, Yerevan 375026
Tel: (374-1) 440-651
Fax: (374-1) 441-536
E-mail: arset@arset.com
Subsidiary of Monterey Design Systems Inc. CA

EPSILON LOGIC
Software Engineering
Contact: Nazik Khudaverdyan, Director
Address: 4 Tigran Metsi Street, Yerevan-10
Phone/Fax: (374-1) 587-740, 587-710, 586-775
E-Mail: nazik@e-logic.com
Established in 1998 as subsidiary of Epsilon Logic
Systems

EPYGI LABS AM LLC
Software Engineering
Contact: Haroutun Akilian, Director
Address: 41 Arashakuniants Street, Yerevan - 26
Phone: (374-1) 442-160, (374-9) 403-799
Fax: (374-1) 442-155
Website: www.epygi.com
Registered in 2000

HAILINK
Research and development in natural sciences and
architecture, wireless communication networks,
software and hardware engineering
Contact: Gagik Evoyan, Director
Address: 24a Marshall Bagramyan Ave., Yerevan-19
Phone: (374-1) 521-664, 151-037
Fax: (374-1) 151-037
E-Mail: gagike@forof.sci.am
Founded in 1992 as a subsidiary of Cilink Corp.,
Hermosa Court 910, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
3131 Jay Street, Santa Klara, CA 95454, (new
address),Bill Crowell, President
Tel: (408) 735-5800, Fax: (408) 735-6645

HI-TECH GATEWAY
Contact: Hakob Manucharyan, General Manager
Address: 1 Charentsi Street, Yerevan-25
Phone: (374-1) 573-770, 576-253
Fax: (374-1) 573-770
E-Mail: hakob@hi-teck.com
http://www.hi-teck.com

HITEGRITY
Software engineering
Gagik Evoyan, Director
24b Marshal Baghramyan Ave, Yerevan, 375019
Tel: (374-1) 568-267
Fax: (374-1) 526-637
E-mail: gagike@hailink.am

HPLA LLC
Software Engineering
Contact: Andranik Hovhannisyan, Managing Director
Address: 49/3 Komitas Street, Floor 9, Yerevan-51
Phone: (374-1) 238-550, 234-581, 238-309
Fax: (374-1) 151-974
E-Mail: andrew@arm.hpl.com
Wesite: www.hpl.com
Registered in February 1995 as a subsidiary of HPL
Heuristic Physics Laboratories, Inc., 1649 South
Main St., Milpitas, California 95035 USA
Tel: (408) 263-1475
Fax: (408) 263-1584.

LEDA HOLDINGS
Contact: Hovik Musaelyan, General Director
Address: 49 Tigran Mets Street, Yerevan-18
Phone: (374-1) 559-588
Fax: (374-1) 559-589
Email: hmusayelyan@leda-holdings.com
Web Site: www.leda-holdings.com
Subsidiary of Leda Systems, Inc., 1108 Summit
Avenue, Suite 3, Plano, TX, 75074, Tel: (972) 991-
6391, Fax: (972) 381-0965

SOLAREN LLC
Contact: Victor Afyan, Executive Director
2/2 Shrjanayin Street
Tel: (374-1) 777-113
Fax: (374-1) 777-182
E-mail: info@solaren.am
www.solaren.com

SYNERGY INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS
Software Engineering
Contact: Sergey Zigelyan, Director
Address: 6 Koryuny Street, Suite 4, Yerevan-09
Phone: (374-1) 567-681
Fax: (374-1) 567-681
E-mail: szigelyan@arm.synys.com
Website: www.synisys.com

UNICAD JSC
Hrant Marandjian, President
41 Arshakunyats Ave., Yerevan 375065
Tel: (374-1)441-635
Fax: (374-1)441-543
E-mail: admin@unicad.am

VIASPHERE TECHNOPARK
IT Incubator
Aram Vardanyan, General Manager
Arshakunyats Ave. 41 Yerevan 375026
Tel: (374-1)442-188
Fax: (374-1)448-902
E-mail: viasphere@viasphere.am
URL: http://www.viasphere.com
Viasphere Technopark is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Viasphere International, a Silicon Valley based
venture capital firm and incubator

VIRAGE LOGIC INTERNATIONAL YEREVAN
Developing circuits and software tools for DPTL
circuits
Varuzhan Masarajian, Director
Cddress: 15/1 Khorenatsi Street, Yerevan, Armenia
Phone: (374-1) 591-800
Fax: (374-1) 591-833
e-mail: info@viragelogic.am
website: www.viragelogic.com
Established as a subsidiary of the Virage Logic
Corp., 46501 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538,
Tel: (510) 360-8000, Fax: (510) 360-8099, Web Site:
http://www.viragelogic.com

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Manufacturing
+++++++++++++

ARQELL
Manufacturing of printing machines
Artin Chatmajian, President
Argek Village, Kotayk province
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 287-158
Fax: (374-1) 287-154
E-mail: ac@arqell.am
Established in 2003 by Armenian-Americans from
California

ANDOK
Assembly and sale of optical equipment and glasses,
biomedical services.
Hermine Shahumyan, Director.
20 Charents St., Suite 2-4, Yerevan, Armenia 375025
Tel: (374-1) 553-365, 551-747, Tel/Fax: 151-763
Founded 1993 as a subsidiary of Armenian Relief
Society of Western USA Inc., 80 Bigelow Ave.,
Watertown, MA 02172; tel:(617)926-5892; fax:(617)926-
4855

ARAX GOLD
Jewelry production
Harout Ajaryan, Director (U.S. citizen)
34/1 Arshakunyats St.
Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 443-626
Fax: (374-1) 443-616
E-mail: araxgold@netsys.am

GARNI INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Apparel manufacturing
Zareh Balasanian, President
26a Abovyan Street
Suite 39
Yerevan
Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 545960
Fax: (374-1) 545962
E-mail: GARNI@arminco.com
121a East 89th St.
New York NY 10128 USA

ONYX
Production of building materials and bathroom
equipment
Artur Mirzoyan, Director (Armenia)
Tigran Petrosyan, Director (U.S.)
Plastic Factory, 59 Arshakunyats St., Yerevan
Tel: (374-1) 445-023; Fax: (374-1) 442-494, E-mail:
root@onyx.arminco.com
Registered in 1997 as a JV between Plastic factory
and Intertone Communications, 445 9-th Street,
Fairview, NJ 07022; Tel: (201) 941-5128; fax: (201)
943-2996.

TUFENKIAN TRANSCAUCASUS
Production and export of hand-made carpets and
threads
James Tufenkian, President (USA).
Hambartsum (Garik) Chilingaryan, Manager.
21/1 Tumanyan St., Second Floor, Yerevan 375001,
Armenia
Tel:(374-1) 521-259, 520-885, Tel/ax:(374-1) 151-
751, E-mail: Tufenk@arminco.com
Registered in July 1994 as a subsidiary of Tufenkian
Import/Export Ventures, Inc (NY).
902 Broadway, Second Floor, New York, 10010-6202
Tel: (212) 475-2475, Fax: (212) 475-2629, E-mail:
Tufen@octet.com

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Mining
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AGARAK COPPER-MOLYBDENUM PLANT
Agarak, Syunik province,
Armenia
Privatized in 2004 by Comsup Commodities, Inc.
7 East Mission Street, Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel: (805) 898-3770
Fax: (805) 898-3768
E-mail: michaelb13@cox.net
Contact: Michael Bollag, President

ARARAT GOLD RECOVERY COMPANY (AGRC)
Gold mining/processing
Keith Faulkner, General Director
19 Khanjian St., Yerevan-375010
Tel: (374-1)548-361, 542-263, 226-854, 151-699, 151-
707, Fax: (374-1)151-690,
E-mail: agrc@arminco.com, keithf@agrc.com
Registered in November 1996 as a Joint Venture
between "ArmGold" /Ministry of Industry of Armenia
and Global Gold Corporation
Reregistered in 1999 as JV with First Dynasty Mines

ARMENIAN AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
Oil and gas exploration
Tim Papworth, General Manager
26/6 Aram Khachatryan Street, Yerevan
Tel: (374-1) 276-226 Fax: (374-1)275- 023 E-mail:
timpap@arminco.com Mobile: (374-9) 404-561
Registered on August 6, 1997 as a subsidiary of
Armenian American Exploration Co. Inc., P.O.Box
92067, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; tel: (619) 759-
5990; Fax: (619) 756-3194. Jeff Rand, President;
Allen Paulson, Chairman

METAL PRINCE
Mining - Akhtala Mining Project
Serop Der-Boghossian, President (U.S.)
24b Baghramyan Ave., Yerevan 375019, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 545-538; Fax: (374-1) 545-539;
E-mail: metalking@europe.com
Registered in 1999

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Postal services
+++++++++++++++

DHL WORLDWIDE EXPRESS REPRESENTATION IN ARMENIA
Emma Beluyan, Managing Director
5a Vardananats St., Yerevan 375010
Tel: (374-1) 585-588
Fax: (374-1) 528-158, E-mail: dhlevn@cornet.am
Founded in 1995.

UPS EXPRESS HAIK LTD.
Courier and representation services
Hambatsum Kupelian, President (USA - Texas)
Shushan Grigoryan, Managing Director
1 Kiyevyan St., Yerevan-375028, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 273-098 Fax: (374-1) 273-275 E-mail:
upsarm@arminco.com
Registered Jan 1997 as a Limited Liability Company

FEDERAL EXPRESS
Gagik Azatyan, Director
40 Mashtotsi Ave., Yerevan 375002, Armenia
Tel:(374-1)544-277, 544-988
Fax:(374-1)544-277
e-mail: tripex@arminco.com
Founded in 1995

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Rent-a-Car
++++++++++

LIMOUSINE SERVICE
Limousine rental
Mher Muradian, CEO
1 Marshal Baghramian Ave., Yerevan-375019, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 58-96-38
Registered in 1996 as a joint venture with D&T
Holsers Inc., 520 Greenwood Ave., Montebello CA

ELITAR & HERTZ TRAVEL AGENCY AND RENT-A-CAR
Robert Hakobyan, Director
7 Abovyan Street
Yerevan-375001
Tel: (374-1) 543-311
Fax: (374-1) 587-181
E-mail: hertz@arminco.com
www.hertz.am

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Shipping/Freight-Forwarding/Customs Brokers
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

AMBERTCO INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
Operating branch of Ambert International Logistics
Inc.. New York NY USA
Company Representative: Vahe Mekertichian, President
81 Bagratunyats Ave., Yerevan
Tel: (374-1) 444-492
Fax: (374-1) 444-49
E-mail: ambertco@netsys.am

SEABORNE INTERNATIONAL JV JSC
Int'l air, sea, road and rail transportation,
freight forwarding, project logistics, customs
brokers
Steve Robinson, President
Hermine Gevorgyan, Acting Manager
15 Deghatan st., Suite 6, Yerevan 375010 Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 566-699, 566-599, 566-499
Fax: (374-1) 566-399
E-mail: seaman@arminco.com
Web site: www.seaborne-intl.com
Registered in November 1997 as a joint venture
between Seaborne International Inc (Steve Robinson,
President),11222 La Cienega Blvd., Suite 470,
Inglewood, CA 90304 USA; Tel: (310)216-4225, 800-
662-6722; Fax: (310)216-1124, E-mail: sarlax@aol.com


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Telecommunications
++++++++++++++++++

AMERICAN AND ARMENIAN TELEVISION COMMUNICATIONS
(AATV)
Wireless cable TV provider
Sergei Khomenko, President
Hy-Business Suites, Suite G, 8 Hanrapetutyan St.,
Yerevan-375010, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 562-992, 545-454, 581-857, 581-675;
Fax: (374-1) 581-675;
E-mail: aatv@ambox.amilink.net
Registered in August 1997 as joint venture
(corporation) between Eastward Bound, Inc. (EBI),
United Cable Company (UCC),119 Pembroke St.,
Boston, MA 02118; tel: (617) 375-9244, fax: (617)
421-0188 and the Republican Cable Television Center.

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Travel Services & Tourism
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

LEVON TRAVEL YEREVAN ARMENIAN/AMERICAN JV
Travel agent
Gary G. Titizian, President (USA).
Anahit Papazian, Director of Yerevan Office.
10 Sayat Nova Blvd., Yerevan, 375009, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 525-210, 525-284, 520-959, Fax: (374-
1) 561-483
E-mail: klm@arminco.com
Founded in 1991 by Levon Travel Bureau, Inc., 7083
Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028;
Sako Berberian, Managing Director
tel:(323) 871-8711; fax: (323)462-7410; E-mail:
levontravel@msn.com

NORTHWEST AIRLINES/KLM (GENERAL SALES AGENT)
10 Sayat Nova Blvd., Yerevan, 375009, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 525-210, 525-284, 567-208, 567-308,
Fax: (374-1) 561-483
E-mail: klm@arminco.com

SIDON TRAVEL ARMENIA
Travel agent
Robert Sukiasyan, General Manager
50 Nalbandyan St., Yerevan-375010, Armenia
Tel: (374-1) 522-967; Fax: (374-1) 566-710, E-mail:
sidon@sidon.arminco.com
Operating in Armenia since 1987 as an agent of
Aeroflot (Russia). Re-registered in 1990 as a
subsidiary of Sidon Travel and Tourism, Garo
Avakian, President.
Office in Glendale (California) 818-5530777

This report was prepared by George Isayan, BISNIS
Representative in Armenia.

For additional information please contact
American Embassy, Yerevan
Economic/Commercial Section
18 Baghramian Ave.
Yerevan-19
Tel: (374-1) 524-840
Fax: (374-1) 520-800
E-mail: isayangx@state.gov
www.bisnis.doc.gov
ORDWAY