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Third world science academy meeting issues Beijing Declaration

The 14th general meeting of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) ended Sunday in Beijing by releasing a declaration promoting global scientific advancement, openness and cooperation.

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The 14th general meeting of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) ended here Sunday by releasing a declaration promoting global scientific advancement, openness and cooperation.

The declaration advocates the improvement of living standards through scientific and technological advancement, protection of ecosystems and the sustainable development of society.

It also declares that the scientific community needs to work to gradually narrow the gap of research capabilities between developing and developed countries.

It suggests that every nation attach greater importance to the development of science, technology and education as the most direct route to prosperity.

The declaration says that international cooperation and exchange are effective ways addressing the common problems of developing countries.

Meanwhile, the TWAS encourages centers of scientific excellence in the developing world to offer research fellowships to scientists working in universities and research institutes in scientifically less-developed nations.

The TWAS, a non-governmental organization which was initiated by Nobel physics laureate, Abdus Salam, of Pakistan, was established in November 1983. It has 626 academicians from 77 countries and regions. A total of 89 Chinese scientists have been elected academicians.

The general meeting of the TWAS, with a mission of promoting scientific exchange and cooperation in the developing world, consisted of working meetings, lectures, a ceremony celebrating its 20th anniversary of its founding, a SARS symposium and a forum of science and technology ministers.

China contributes to third world sci-tech cooperation

China announced here Sunday that it would provide 50 fellowships in scientific research every year to scientists from other developing countries.

Guo Huadong, vice secretary general of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), said many developing countries were showing greater interest in scientific cooperation and Chinese scientists were willing to exchange with their counterparts in developing countries.

The 14th general meeting of the Third World Academy of Sciences(TWAS), from Oct. 16 to 19, has released a declaration calling for further international scientific openness and cooperation.

The declaration encourages developing countries with certain scientific expertise to provide opportunities for research to scientists from scientifically less-developed nations.

In response to the proposal, China had decided to help other developing countries, said Guo, who was a co-ordinator for the TWAS meeting.

Guo, a technologist specializing in remote sensing imaging, trained a fellow from Cameroon.

He described the TWAS as a platform not only for developing countries, but also for cooperation between the developing and developed worlds.

"Technologies on environmental protection and control of epidemics definitely need cooperation between scientists from developed and developing countries," he said.

China would show more openness to the outside world, he said. "Only by knowing world scientific trends, can decision-makers plan scientific research wisely," he said.

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