Spain, Portugal to set up joint scientific research centre

EVORA, Portugal (AFP) — Portugal and Spain have agreed to set up a joint research centre that will help foster the development of technological innovations, the leaders of both nations said.

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said the centre would be located in the northern Portuguese city of Braga, be headed by a Spaniard and house some 200 scientists from around the world.

It will focus on research in the areas of communications, nanotechnology and information technology, he added during a joint press conference with his Portuguese counterpart Jose Socrates at the end of a two-day summit.

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