Prof. Enrique d'Etigny, President, Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT), and Mr. Hitoshi Osaki, Director General, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), met on 11 November 1996 in Tokyo and agreed on initiating a program of scientific cooperation between CONICYT and JSPS. The program will generally comprise the following.

Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

CONICYT and JSPS will, on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, promote scientific cooperation in all fields of humanities, social sciences and natural science. For the purpose of implementing this scientific cooperation, the Memorandum of Understanding will be jointly prepared bythe two agencies.

For Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research, CONICYT
Enrique dÉtigny Lyon
President


For Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Hitoshi Osaki
Director General