"… The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to be associated with this KEO project by finding the possibility to project before a huge public an image of the French high technology at the service of a mesmerizing artistic idea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had thus decided to organize an exhibition on this project as part of the French presidency at the European Union. Moreover, it has encouraged the French embassies abroad to associate themselves with this project by being KEO's correspondents for the collection of messages. Once each embassy has adapted this association to its country and its possibilities, it will allow us to create a cultural and scientific animation of quality (…)"