Press Release: EU and South Korea sign science & research agreement

On 22 November 2006 in Brussels, the European Union and the Republic of Korea sign two cooperation agreements, one on science and technology (S&T) and one specific to fusion energy research. The S&T agreement will promote collaboration in areas where EU and South Korea have similar priorities, such as life sciences (biotechnology and health research), information society technologies and telecommunications, industrial and materials technologies, sustainable development, renewable energy sources, satellites and earth observation. The fusion energy research agreement will complement the ITER agreement signed the previous day in Paris, and promote the joint implementation of research and technological development activities to accelerate the development of fusion energy as a clean and sustainable energy source for the 21st century.