On 21 October 2026, the 13^th Governing Board (GB) Meeting of the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO) convened in Belgrade, Serbia. Representatives from all ANSO GB member organizations took part in the hybrid-format meeting. The participating members included the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA), the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (ANSTS), the Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS), the National Research Centre (NRC) of Egypt, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the University of Donja Gorica (UDG) of Montenegro, and the Universidad de Chile. The meeting was chaired by Prof. HE Hongping, President of ANSO and Vice President of CAS.

Prof. HE delivered opening remarks, in which he extended sincere thanks to the local host SASA for its strong support for the meeting. He reviewed ANSO’s progress across key areas in 2026 and looked forward to close cooperation with all GB members to advance ANSO’s high-quality development. ANSO Vice Presidents Prof. Nebojša Lalić (SASA) and Prof. Moctar Touré (ANSTS) also delivered addresses.

During the meeting, Prof. HE formally presented the Letter of Appointment to ANSO Treasurer Prof. Sham Mai-har from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

GB representatives reviewed and endorsed the 2026 Progress Report, Report on ANSO Membership Applications and Withdrawal, and Report on Membership Dues. They deliberated on the Proposal on the Amendments to the ANSO Statutes and Work Plan for 2027.