April 27, 2002. Korolev, Moscow Region.

Upon successful completion of the spacecraft docking with the Station a press-conference was held for the Russian and foreign mass media representatives which was attended by V.V. Alaverdov, Chairman of the State Board, Yu. P. Semenov, Technical Director of Russian Manned Space Programs, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Feustel-Buechl, Director of Manned Flights Program and Microgravity (ESA), N.A. Anfimov, Director of TsNII of machine-building, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, P.I. Klimuk, Colonel-General, Director of Yu.A. Gagarin CTC RGNII, Di Pippo Simonetta, Marko Polo Project coordinator (Italian Space Agency).