CIS Anti-Corruption Council Holds Jubilee Meeting in Yerevan

On October 3, the jubilee 10th session of the CIS Interstate Council for Counteracting Corruption kicked off in Yerevan, bringing together high-ranking leaders of law enforcement and specialized agencies from member states to discuss joint strategies and strengthen cooperation in the fight against this transnational crime.

The Interstate Council is one of the key bodies for developing and implementing anti-corruption policy within the CIS framework. It includes key agencies of the member states, namely the Prosecutor General's Offices of Armenia, Russia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan, the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, as well as the specialized agencies responsible for counteracting corruption in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The composition of this body testifies to the comprehensive approach adopted by the member states, combining the efforts of law enforcement, security, and financial control bodies.

The importance of the Yerevan session is emphasized by the high representative level of the participants. From the Armenian side, the event is attended by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan. The session is chaired by the current Chairman of the Council, the head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of Tajikistan, Sulaimon Sultonzoda.

The delegations also include the Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Pyotr Gorodov, the First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan Ali Altynbayev, the Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan Maksat Asanaliev, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan Akmal Burkhanov, and the Deputy Prosecutor General of Belarus Sergey Khmaruk. In addition, the session is attended by representatives of the CIS Executive Committee and the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units of the member states, which underscores the systemic and multi-layered nature of the issue.