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| VimpelCom Ltd. | ||||||||
| Claude Debussylaan 88 | ||||||||
| 1082 MD Amsterdam | ||||||||
| The Netherlands | ||||||||
| T +31 (0)20 797 72 00 | ||||||||
| F +31 (0)20 797 72 01 | ||||||||
| W www.vimpelcom.com | ||||||||
July 15, 2016 | ||||||||
| Trade reg. 34374835 | ||||||||
| VAT 821815568B01 | ||||||||
Via EDGAR
Cecilia Blye, Chief
Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
| Re: | VimpelCom Ltd. |
| Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| Filed March 31, 2016 |
| File No. 1-34694 |
Dear Ms. Blye:
On behalf of VimpelCom Ltd. (the “Company”), we are responding to your letter dated June 30, 2016 regarding the review of the above-referenced filing. The Company hereby advises the staff of Office of Global Security Risk in the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) that the Company intends to provide its response to the Staff’s comments on or before July 29, 2016.
If you have any questions or comments with regard to this response or other matters, please do not hesitate to call the undersigned at +31 20 797 7200.
| Sincerely, |
/s/ Scott G. Dresser |
| Scott G. Dresser |
| Group General Counsel |
| VimpelCom, Ltd. |