Garmendia said that, before addressing the participation in the E-ELT will be required "full economic guarantees".
In a press conference in Bilbao, where he participated in the Conference "The Challenges of Innovation in Europe", the minister confirmed that in yesterday, the Council of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescope owner agency, which part 14 countries, including Spain, the decision to choose as the reference location for the Hill of framing construction in Chile.
Garmendia explained to the Council argues that, "although from the financial point of view the Spanish bid was very strong, the reasons that led them to choose the hill of frames is precisely the weather conditions, quality and meteorological observation" regarding the nomination of El Roque de Los Muchachos on the Canary island of La Palma.
The minister said that the Ministry intends "profudizar" in the scientific-technological reasons and climatic and observation of the sky that led to that decision. "We have based our bid to proposals in a defense from the standpoint of science, technology and quality of survey made by the Instituto Astrofisica de Canarias. We want contrasts when such data were taken into account, and if not, that are not valued, "he said.
"Absolutely secure"
He further argued that also want to "assess", when to raise their participation in the telescope in Chile, which guaranteed "from the point of view economic and financial, construction."
In this line, he argued that it is "a very important" because, in taking decisions of major infrastructures of science, is "fundamental" before the start of construction "are absolutely guaranteed" from the economic point of view and financial.
In this sense, it was stated that the proposal had made Spain, in his candidacy, the transfer of 300 million euros, together own the budget of the ESO, "guaranteed from the economic point of view the construction."
In this context, the minister insisted that "since then, before the step of taking part in the construction of the telescope in Chile, demand that you give full economic feasibility guarantees its construction" in this country.