On 5 November, a scientific cooperation agreement was signed in Tirana between the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Academy of Sciences of Albania (ASA). The agreement is intended to advance scientific cooperation between the two academies, and provides for the exchange of scientists and for joint scientific conferences to be held every two years.

Academy President Prof. David Harel and ASA President Akad. Skënder Gjinushi signed the agreement in the course of an official meeting, attended also by members of the ASA Presidency and Council. At the meeting, Akad. Gjinushi presented the Albanian Academy's flagship projects, among them the Great Dictionary of the Albanian Language, the History of Albanians and the Albanian Encyclopedia, and Prof. Harel presented the work of the Israel Academy and its model of institutional independence. Following the signing, Prof. Harel added an inscription to the Albanian Academy's visitors' book.

Later that day, the Academy delegation met the heads of ASA's institutes, sections and committees, who presented the research activity carried out under the Academy's auspices. The delegation then visited the Institute of Archaeology and its adjoining museum.