France Telecom-Orange CEO to visit Armenia with French president

Stephane Richard, the chairman and CEO of France Telecom-Orange, is visiting Yerevan today together with the delegation accompanying the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy.

According to a press release by Orange Armenia, Stephane Richard will meet with the Orange Armenia team in Yerevan. He isalso scheduled to attend meetings with Armenian officials.

On October 7, Richard will welcome various officials to the Orange Flagship store, including members of the French-Armenian Business Club, Eric Besson, French Minister of Industry, Energy and Digital Economy, and Pierre Lellouche, State Secretary in charge of Foreign Trade. He will later attend the official inauguration of a statue designed by the renowned French sculptor, August Rodin.

The statue, which is France's gift to Armenia, has been acquired with the support of Orange, as a sign of France Telecom-Orange's commitment to Armenia.