OSCE organizes anti-corruption training in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT, 30 April 2013 – Ways to increase integrity in public service and to prevent corruption and the laundering of its proceeds were discussed at an OSCE-supported workshop that concluded in Ashgabat today.
International experts from Latvia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes shared with law enforcement and judicial officials in Turkmenistan best practices in developing effective anti-corruption legislation and implementing national and sectoral anti-corruption action plans.
“Corruption and money-laundering undermine economies and destabilize societies around the world,”, said Ambassador Ivo Petrov, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat. “Turkmenistan is a signatory to a number of international agreements on combating corruption, money-laundering and financing of terrorism. This workshop was designed to further support the country’s authorities in building national capacity to counter these threats.”
The workshop participants discussed interagency co-operation in the use of anti-money laundering tools to identify and trace the proceeds of corruption as well as ethical codes of conduct for public officials.
“Last December the OSCE participating States committed themselves to tackling corruption and money laundering and recognized the importance of using asset disclosure systems and financial investigations to accomplish those goals,” said Nina Lindroos-Kopolo, Senior Economic Officer at the OCEEA. “This workshop aims to help Turkmenistan fulfill these commitments.”
The two-day workshop was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA).
ASHGABAT, 30 April 2013 – Ways to increase integrity in public service and to prevent corruption and the laundering of its proceeds were discussed at an OSCE-supported workshop that concluded in Ashgabat today.
International experts from Latvia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes shared with law enforcement and judicial officials in Turkmenistan best practices in developing effective anti-corruption legislation and implementing national and sectoral anti-corruption action plans.
“Corruption and money-laundering undermine economies and destabilize societies around the world,”, said Ambassador Ivo Petrov, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat. “Turkmenistan is a signatory to a number of international agreements on combating corruption, money-laundering and financing of terrorism. This workshop was designed to further support the country’s authorities in building national capacity to counter these threats.”
The workshop participants discussed interagency co-operation in the use of anti-money laundering tools to identify and trace the proceeds of corruption as well as ethical codes of conduct for public officials.
“Last December the OSCE participating States committed themselves to tackling corruption and money laundering and recognized the importance of using asset disclosure systems and financial investigations to accomplish those goals,” said Nina Lindroos-Kopolo, Senior Economic Officer at the OCEEA. “This workshop aims to help Turkmenistan fulfill these commitments.”
The two-day workshop was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA).