Uzbekistan

CIS experts agreed draft agreement on fight against corruption

CIS experts agreed draft agreement on fight against corruption
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Expert group of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) agreed draft agreement on cooperation on fighting corruption. The experts met at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk, Belarus, on 26-27 May.

Draft agreement was developed to implement plan of the main events on realization of Concept for further development of the CIS and interstate programme on joint measures to fight crime in 2008-2010.

The agreement set goals, targets and directions of cooperation, principles of forming normative-legal base, exchange information and implementation of requests, as well as issues of confiscating incomes, received from corruption.

It is planned that the member states will help each other on corruption issues and hold joint events, cooperate in inquiries and return of assets of corrupted people, exchange information, legal documents, etc.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.