OREANDA-NEWS. Rostelecom (NYSE: ROS; RTS, MICEX: RTKM, RTKMP), Russia’s national long-distance telecommunications operator, today announced the lists of candidates to the Board of Directors and the Audit Commission of the Company.

Rostelecom’s Board of Directors approved the list of 19 candidates to the Board of Directors.
 
According to Rostelecom’s Charter the Board of Directors consists of 11 members.

Rostelecom’s Board of Directors also decided to include 7 persons into the list of candidates to the Audit Commission of the Company. According to Rostelecom’s Charter the Audit Commission consists of 5 members.

New members of the Board of Directors and Audit Commission will be elected at the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company upon the results of the year 2006.