Rostelecom has become a General Partner of PBC CSKA

The press conference devoted to the agreement between our club and Rostelecom took place in USH CSKA today. Rostelecom will be CSKA General Partner in 2009-2010 season.

Andrey Vatutin, PBC CSKA CEO:

“CSKA stands firmly on its feet and as usually has a lot of ambitious plans. We have very good work atmosphere in the club. Rostelecom is a very serious partner, and the agreement adds big confidence to our work. The partnership with Rostelecom is unprecedented for basketball in our country. We are very glad to understand that our new partner is not just giving a money but is counting on a serious advertising profits which will allow to maintain company’s image as a successful, leading company not only in Russia but in the world also. I am sure that the agreement will be profitable for both sides.”

Anton Kolpakov, Rostelecom CEO:

“Our company considers this agreement as cooperation of champions: Rostelecom – on communications market, CSKA – on basketball market. Both sides have nothing to prove. We are talking about mutually beneficial partnership, because the leading communications operator of the country gets the unique advertising possibilities on a federal level thanks to the cooperation with the most successful basketball club in Russia. I would like to mention also that the agreement is not accidental. Rostelecom supports sports sponsoring a number of events, for example Sochi 2014.”