OSCE co-organizes roundtable discussion for law enforcement experts and officers from Belarus on best practices in combating corruption and financial crimes
An OSCE-led roundtable discussion on combating corruption and financial crimes for experts from Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, the Russian Federation and representatives of law enforcement agencies from Belarus concluded today in Minsk.
During the one-and-a-half day event, the participants shared the best practices in preventing and combating corruption, and discussed ways to improve inter-agency and international co-operation in this area.
“This roundtable discussion provided us with an opportunity to discuss strategic aspects of joint efforts to combat financial crimes, as well as practical tools to prevent, detect and suppress corruption,” said Igar Marshalov, Deputy Chairperson of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus.
Andrei Muntean, Economic Officer at the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), said that the Organization values its partnership with the State Control Committee’s Department of Financial Investigations.
“The expert dialogue that we had during this roundtable discussion identified additional strategic priorities to address corruption and financial crimes and continue joint activities in the area of good governance.”
The roundtable discussion is part of the OSCE’s activities aimed at supporting OSCE participating States in their efforts to prevent and combat corruption. It was organized by the OCEEA in co-operation with the Department of Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus.