October 23, 2001. Korolev, Moscow Region.

During the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft docking Moscow MCC-M was attended by the Prime Minister of the French Government Lionel Jospin, Ambassador of France to Russian Federation Claude Blanchemaison, Yu. N. Koptev, General Director of Rosaviakosmos, Yu. P. Semenov, Technical Director of Russian Manned Space Programs, General Designer of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other officials.