The special envoy responsible for the international coordination of the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) consortium, Dr Zsolt Fülöp, visited Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) close to Oxford on 7 April 2017. Dr Fülöp met Andrew Taylor, the CEO of the Science and Technology Facility Council, which provides most of the funds for RAL, and John Collier, the Director of Central Laser Facility. They discussed the opportunities of scientific cooperation between RAL and ELI. After the negotiation, Dr Zsolt Fülöp surveyed some of the most important sections of the Laboratory, where they carry out research based on laser technology.