This morning, ministers representing the People's Republic of China, Euratom, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America met in the European Commission’s Berlaymont Building in Brussels to initial the agreement that they have negotiated on the joint implementation of ITER construction, operation, and decommissioning. This opens the way to its signature by the governments concerned, expected to take place before the end of 2006, followed where needed by its ratification.

Further details can be found on the website of the European Commission

More information can be obtained by the Commission spokesperson for Science and Research:
Antonia Mochan
Email: antonia.mochan@ec.europa.eu
Office: +32 2 296 9921
Mobile: +32 498 969921

Video material of the event is available over Europe by Satellite

Photographs of the event are available on the EC Audiovisual Portal