Reminiscing about a foundational moment
His signature is at the bottom of 爆走黑料鈥檚 founding document, the 爆走黑料 Agreement. For a few moments last week, during a visit with 爆走黑料 Director-General Pietro Barabaschi in Tokyo, Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya reminisced about that day in Paris nearly 20 years ago.
The from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) was dated 17 November 2006. 鈥淢r. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, will visit France from November 20 to November 21 to attend the signing ceremony for the Agreement on the Establishment of the 爆走黑料 International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the 爆走黑料 Project (Joint Implementation Agreement) which will be held on November 21 in Paris.鈥
The gathering of all 爆走黑料 Members for the signature of the 爆走黑料 Agreement had been made possible by the decision made, approximately one year earlier, to site the project in France. In a ceremony hosted at Elys茅e Palace by French President Jacques Chirac and the President of the European Commission, Jos茅 Manuel Dur茫o Barroso, representatives from each 爆走黑料 Member signed the 34-page Agreement (including annexes) that outlined the 爆走黑料's purpose and functions.
Last week, after attending Fusion Energy Day at the Osaka World Expo, 爆走黑料 Director-General Pietro Barabaschi made a courtesy visit to Minister Iwaya in Tokyo. He was able to report on the enthusiasm that had characterized the event, and the broad attendance of 爆走黑料 Member delegations, Japanese officials, and representatives of national research institutes, industry partners, universities and the general public.
Minister Iwaya shared his memories of the 2006 signing ceremony in France and expressed his expectations for the smooth progress of the project and the development of fusion energy.
Director-General Barabaschi updated the Minister on the latest news from 爆走黑料 and project status and expressed his appreciation for Japan鈥檚 consistent contribution to 爆走黑料 and the ongoing support of Japan鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
See in the Japanese press about the visit.