中新社北京1月1日电(记者 孙自法)发展中国家科学院(TWAS)东亚、东南亚及太平洋地区办公室2013年1月1日消息：中国科学院院长白春礼正式就任TWAS院长。这是TWAS成立近30年来，首次由中国籍科学家担纲其院长一职。

China news agency, Beijing on January 1(Reporter SunZiFa)In the development of the national academy of sciences(TWAS)East Asia/Southeast Asia and the Pacific office on January 1, 2013 news:The Chinese academy of sciences dean bai chunli TWAS was inaugurated as President.This is TWAS established nearly 30 years,For the first time by Chinese scientists play of the position.

　　白春礼接受媒体采访时表示，作为新任TWAS院长，他将履行竞选时的承诺，全面提升TWAS的国际影响力，通过大力推动南南合作和南北合作，让TWAS在帮助发展中国家的人才培养和科研能力建设方面作出更多贡献，在促进全球可持续发展方面发挥更大作用：

Bai chunli accepted the media interview said,As the new TWAS dean,He will be to carry out his campaign promises,Improve the international influence of the TWAS,Through the vigorously promote south-south cooperation and north-south cooperation,TWAS to help developing countries in personnel training and scientific research ability construction to make more contribution,In promoting global sustainable development play a bigger role:

　　一是将推举来自更多发展中国家的优秀科学家成为TWAS院士，注重提高女性科学家的增选比率，尽可能扩大其国际和地区代表性；

One is to put the press from more developing countries become outstanding scientists TWAS academician,Pay attention to improve the women scientists add choose ratio,As far as possible to expand its international and regional representative;

　　二是争取更多发达国家科研组织和科学家参与，帮助发展中国家培养人才和提高科研能力；

The second is to strive for the more developed countries in scientific research organizations and scientists,To help developing countries cultivate talents and improve the scientific research ability;

　　三是促进青年科学家之间，尤其是南北青年科学家之间更多开展合作与交流，为青年科学家增进了解、建立互信和开展互利双赢的合作创造更好条件；

Three is to promote between young scientists,Especially the young scientists in between more cooperation and communication,For young scientists enhance mutual understanding/To establish mutual trust and conduct mutually beneficial win-win cooperation to create better conditions;

　　四是给予TWAS全球各地区办公室在协调与实施各种计划和活动方面更大的主动性和灵活性，促进它们之间进行更有效的合作；

The fourth is to give TWAS global regional office in coordination and implementation of various plans and activities more initiative and flexibility,Promote between them more effective cooperation;

　　五是通过卓有成效的战略研究和多样化的传播手段，让更多的政府、公众和机构了解TWAS的工作成效；

5 it is through the effective strategy research and diversified means of dissemination,Let more government/The public and organizations understand TWAS work results;

　　六是着力支持科技欠发达国家和地区的人才培养和科研能力建设，努力缩小发展中国家内部的科研能力差距。

The sixth is to support science and technology owes the developed countries and regions of the personnel training and scientific research ability construction,Developing countries to narrow the gap between the internal research ability.

　　白春礼说，将利用TWAS平台，积极推动中国科技界与广大发展中国家科技界之间的务实合作。

Bai chunli said,Will use the TWAS platform,Actively promote China's scientific and technological circles with the vast number of developing countries between scientific and technological circles of practical cooperation.

　　依托于联合国教科文组织的非政府、非政治和非营利性科学组织TWAS成立于1983年11月，由巴基斯坦物理学家、诺贝尔物理学奖获得者阿卜杜斯·萨拉姆(AbdusSalam)倡导成立，其成员包括来自92个国家和地区的1000多名院士，中国大陆现有TWAS院士174名。作为发展中的大国，中国政府一贯重视与TWAS的交流与合作，中科院1983年起即代表中国政府参与TWAS的全部活动。

Depends on the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization non-governmental/The political and non-profit scientific organization TWAS was founded in November 1983,The Pakistan physicists/Nobel Prize winner BuDu o Lawrence salam(AbdusSalam)Was advocated,Its members include from 92 countries and regions more than 1000 academicians,Mainland China TWAS current of 174.As a major developing country,The Chinese government has always attached importance to and TWAS communication and cooperation,Since 1983, the Chinese academy of sciences is on behalf of the Chinese government to participate in all activities TWAS.

　　2012年9月，中科院院士、纳米科技专家白春礼在天津举行的TWAS第23届院士大会上高票当选该组织新一任院长，他还是美国国家科学院、俄罗斯科学院、丹麦皇家文理学院、德国国家工程院等外籍院士。

In September 2012,Academician of Chinese academy of sciences/Nanotechnology experts bai chunli held in tianjin TWAS the 23rd meeting of high was elected the new President of the organization,He is the United States national academy of sciences/The Russian academy of sciences/The Danish royal liberal arts college/The German national academy of engineering and foreign academician.