Jeju, Korea, 6th December 2005
Delegations from China, European Union,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of
America gathered on Jeju
Island, Korea, on 6th December 2005, to
complete their negotiations on an Agreement on the joint implementation
of the ITER international fusion energy project.
This was the first time for Korea to host a Meeting of the ITER Negotiators.
At the start
of the Meeting, the Delegations unanimously and enthusiastically welcomed India
as a full Party to the ITER venture. A Delegation from India then joined the
Meeting and participated fully in the discussions that followed. With this
exciting new development, over half of the worldÕs population is now represented
in this global endeavour.
The seven
ITER Delegations also welcomed to the Meeting the newly designated Nominee
Director-General for the prospective ITER Organisation, Ambassador
Kaname IKEDA, who is to take up his duties as leader of the project.
Based on the results of intensive working
level meetings held throughout the previous week, the Delegations have succeeded in clearing the remaining key issues such as decision-making, intellectual property and
management within the prospective ITER Organisation and
adjustments to the sharing of resources as a result of India's participation, including in particular cost
sharing and in-kind contributions.
With this achievement, the Delegations are pleased to declare that their
work is finished, opening the way towards concluding the negotiations at
political level.
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For further information, contact:
Didier
Gambier
+32
(2) 296-8034, didier.gambier@cec.eu.int
Ministry of
Science and Technology of China
Department of
International Co-operation
Luo Delong
luodl@mail.most.gov.cn
Institute for
Plasma Research
Bhat,
Gandhinagar 382428
Prof. P.K. Kaw
Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Office of Fusion Energy
Shuichiro Itakura
+81
(3) 6734 4163 sitakura@mext.go.jp
Ministry of
Science and Technology
Basic Research
Support Division
Chang-Woo Kim
+82 31 436 8604, cwkim@most.go.kr
Federal Agency
of Atomic Energy (ROSATOM)
Vitaly Korzhavin
+7 (095) 239-2719, vkorzhavin@uant.faae.ru
Department of
Energy
Office of Public
Affairs
Jeff Sherwood
Garching ITER
Joint Work Site
Boltzmannstrasse
2
D-85748,
Garching
Bill Spears
+49 89 3299 4221 spearsw@itereu.de