 The Academy signed a co-operation agreement with The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) some years ago.That was a first step towards enhancing co-operation between these two international academies, which have been in close liaison recently on their scientific activities.The IAS often joins TWAS at its scientific meetings and both academies exchange information in the context of G77, as well as TWNSO meetings, especially as the IAS has been a member of the Third World Network of Scientific Organisation (TWNSO) for a number of years.