The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) hosted the 17th Secretariat Meeting of the ASEAN Parties Against Corruption (ASEAN-PAC) group via videoconference on September 22.
Hanoi (VNA) – TheGovernment Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) hosted the 17th Secretariat Meeting of the ASEAN Parties AgainstCorruption (ASEAN-PAC) group via videoconference on September 22.
As the current rotating Chair of ASEAN-PAC, the GIVpresided over the 17th ASEAN-PAC Secretariat Meeting in which members discussedcooperation results in the recent past, sought technical agreement on the reviseddraft memorandum of understanding between anti-corruption agencies in SoutheastAsia, as well as prepared for important contents to submit to the 17th meeting of ASEAN-PAC slated for the end of this year.
In his opening speech, Nguyen Tuan Anh,Director General of the International Cooperation Department of the GIV, highlighted that Vietnam has over the years fulfilled its role at regional andinternational arenas.
Director General of the International Cooperation Department of the GIV Nguyen Tuan Anh (Photo: VNA)
As Chair of ASEAN in 2020, the country joinedhands with other ASEAN members and partners to surmount unprecedenteddifficulties and challenges and successfully realise set cooperation targets,helping define ASEAN as a community of harmony, innovation, cohesion, identity,responsibility and resilience in an ever-changing world.
In the year, the GIV also hosted the 16th PrincipalsMeeting of ASEAN-PAC in the form of videoconference.
A workshop was also held on September 22on the supervision of assets and income of people in power./.
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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
Director General of the International Cooperation Department of the GIV Nguyen Tuan Anh (Photo: VNA) 
