Parvez Butt, chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, visited Trieste on 27 September to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with ICTP. The MOA will enable 25 Pakistani scientists to visit the Centre each year to participate in ICTP training and research activities. The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission will cover transportation costs to and from Pakistan, and ICTP will cover hospitality costs during the scientists' stay in Trieste.