Today, within the framework of the 8th International Symposium of Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Mr. Karen Zadoyan, member of the Anti-Corruption Policy Council, Coordinator of the Secretariat of CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of the RA, President of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association (ALA), and Mr. Marat Atovmyan, Anti-Corruption Expert of the Coalition, Vice-President of the ALA, had meetings with Dr Giuseppe Busia, President of the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC).

At the beginning of the meeting, the ALA President presented the main activities of the Anti-Corruption Policy Council, the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, the course of anti-corruption reforms implemented in Armenia and the system of anti-corruption institutional bodies. Further, Karen Zadoyan presented the problems of anti-corruption institutional bodies and the scope of possible cooperation with the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority, after which Marat Atovmyan presented the possible mechanisms for the cooperation, including the organization of need-based educational visits and courses for representatives of Armenia’s anti-corruption institutional bodies and specialized Civil Society organizations, as well as implementation of other joint anti-corruption programs.

The President of the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority Dr Giuseppe Busia, presented the scope of activities of the authority he leads, the results recorded, including the fight against organized crime, highlighted the international cooperation between anti-corruption structures, the successes and experience of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenian in the anti-corruption field of Armenia, and prospects for the development of cooperation with the Coalition, including the organization of need-based training programs for representatives of the bodies of the anti-corruption institutional system of Armenia and specialized CSOs within the framework of cooperation.

To establish an institutional basis for bilateral cooperation, the parties discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding in the near future.

As we reported earlier, Karen Zadoyan and Marat Atovmyan had meetings with the Leadership of Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Please note the 8th International Symposium of the Hong Kong Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (ICAC), which is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Commission, has kicked off on 22 May. The Symposium is co-organized by the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong, China. 500 participants from 60 countries are present at the Symposium.