Greece To Sign Agreement On Accession To ESA Convention

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Paris (ESA) Jun 23, 2004
On Monday 28 June, Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Mr Dimitris Sioufas, Minister for Development, will sign the Agreement on Greece's accession to the ESA Convention, at the Agencyďż˝s Paris Headquarters. The signing ceremony will start at 12:00.

Greece formally applied to join ESA in September 2003. Under the Accession Agreement, it will become a full member state by December 2005 at the latest, following a transition period.

ďż˝We warmly welcome Greece to the European Space Agencyďż˝, said Jean-Jacques Dordain. ďż˝We look forward to the new member state fruitfully extending its participation in various fields, including the new space programmes Europe is preparing for the futureďż˝.

Greece is already participating in telecommunication programmes, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and technology activities under a Cooperation Agreement which came into force in November 2001.

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ESA Adds Space To Universal Forum Of Culture In Barcelona

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