TURKEY, U.S. SIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 21, 2010 - 14:35 AMT 09:35 GMT
The Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey signed
a Science and Technology Agreement at the U.S. Department of State in
Washington D.C. Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones of the Bureau of
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs signed on
behalf of the United States while Deputy Under Secretary for Bilateral
Affairs and Public Diplomacy Selim Yenel signed on behalf of Turkey.
This new Agreement, which replaces an earlier 1994 text, marks an
important milestone in the rich history of U.S.-Turkish scientific
cooperation.
As President Obama stated during his visit to Turkey in April 2009,
"...Turkey and the United States must stand together - and work
together - to overcome the challenges of our time."
The Agreement will further this goal by providing the legal framework
for increased agency-to-agency collaboration across a broad range of
scientific disciplines.
This Agreement will deepen and diversify relations between the two
countries by facilitating the undertaking of joint cooperative research
projects; exchanges for scientists, specialists and researchers;
the establishment of science-based public-private partnerships;
as well as the sharing of facilities, equipment and materials for
scientific collaboration between the United States and Turkey. Areas
of potential bilateral scientific cooperation include research on
earthquake early warning and preparedness, environmental science,
climate change, renewable energy, health, archeology, material science
and chemistry, the State Department said.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 21, 2010 - 14:35 AMT 09:35 GMT
The Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey signed
a Science and Technology Agreement at the U.S. Department of State in
Washington D.C. Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones of the Bureau of
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs signed on
behalf of the United States while Deputy Under Secretary for Bilateral
Affairs and Public Diplomacy Selim Yenel signed on behalf of Turkey.
This new Agreement, which replaces an earlier 1994 text, marks an
important milestone in the rich history of U.S.-Turkish scientific
cooperation.
As President Obama stated during his visit to Turkey in April 2009,
"...Turkey and the United States must stand together - and work
together - to overcome the challenges of our time."
The Agreement will further this goal by providing the legal framework
for increased agency-to-agency collaboration across a broad range of
scientific disciplines.
This Agreement will deepen and diversify relations between the two
countries by facilitating the undertaking of joint cooperative research
projects; exchanges for scientists, specialists and researchers;
the establishment of science-based public-private partnerships;
as well as the sharing of facilities, equipment and materials for
scientific collaboration between the United States and Turkey. Areas
of potential bilateral scientific cooperation include research on
earthquake early warning and preparedness, environmental science,
climate change, renewable energy, health, archeology, material science
and chemistry, the State Department said.
From: A. Papazian