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OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports anti-corruption workshop in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK 14 October 2004
BISHKEK, 14 October 2004 - Fighting corruption by implementing best practices of good governance is the focus of a workshop being held in Issyk-Kul on 14 and 15 October.
The workshop, entitled "Anti-corruption, national and international legal instruments and best practices," is being attended by representatives of governmental structures, judiciary, parliament, law enforcement bodies, international and non-governmental organizations as well as experts on the subject.
"Learning about international conventions and legal tools and using them is a real step forward in implementing national good governance practices," said the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Markus Muller.
Kyrgyz Vice Prime Minister, Joomart Otorbaev, said: "We rely on the support of donor-organizations in order to ensure full implementation of anti-corruption conventions and good governance practices in Kyrgyzstan".
Representatives of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as well as international experts from Italy, Lithuania, Singapore and the United States will present national and international legal instruments and best practices in combating corruption.
"It's important to consolidate the efforts of international organizations, governments and civil society who are willing to fight corruption together in order to achieve real results for the better of people," said Zhuldyz Akisheva of the UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia.
At the end of the workshop draft recommendations and a plan of action will be submitted to the respective Government authorities in Kyrgyzstan.
The workshop was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek together with the State Secretariat of the National Council of Good Governance of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Office of the OSCE Co-ordinator for Economic and Environmental Activities in Vienna.
The workshop, entitled "Anti-corruption, national and international legal instruments and best practices," is being attended by representatives of governmental structures, judiciary, parliament, law enforcement bodies, international and non-governmental organizations as well as experts on the subject.
"Learning about international conventions and legal tools and using them is a real step forward in implementing national good governance practices," said the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Markus Muller.
Kyrgyz Vice Prime Minister, Joomart Otorbaev, said: "We rely on the support of donor-organizations in order to ensure full implementation of anti-corruption conventions and good governance practices in Kyrgyzstan".
Representatives of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as well as international experts from Italy, Lithuania, Singapore and the United States will present national and international legal instruments and best practices in combating corruption.
"It's important to consolidate the efforts of international organizations, governments and civil society who are willing to fight corruption together in order to achieve real results for the better of people," said Zhuldyz Akisheva of the UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia.
At the end of the workshop draft recommendations and a plan of action will be submitted to the respective Government authorities in Kyrgyzstan.
The workshop was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek together with the State Secretariat of the National Council of Good Governance of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Office of the OSCE Co-ordinator for Economic and Environmental Activities in Vienna.