Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, et Colette Flesch, Deputy Luxembourgish Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Cooperation, Minister for the Economy and Middle Classes, Minister for Justice and President in office of the Council, signed an agreement aid pre-accession for Portugal. Lorenzo Natali, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Enlargement, Protection of the Environment, Nuclear Safety, Contacts with Member Governments and Public Opinion on Preparation for Direct Elections to the European Parliament, also attended the signing.