15-November-2006
Today (November21, 2006) an agreement has been signed on the
establishment of the ITER (International Thermo-nuclear Experimental Reactor)
International Fusion Energy Organisation for the joint implementation of the
ITER Project. The signatories are
the seven parties of the ITER viz. China, European Union, India, Japan, The
Republic of Korea, The Russian Federation and the United States of America. The
ceremony was held at the Elysee Palace in Paris and hosted by the Present of the
French Republic Mr. M. Jacques Chirac and by the President of the European
Commission, Mr. M. Jose Manuel Durao Barroso.
On
the occasion, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission who is
heading the Indian delegation
addressed the gathering.
S.
K. Malhotra,
Head, Public Awareness Division
Department of Atomic Energy