Iraq and Russia are intensifying their cooperation to confront the scourge of corruption, 22 FEB

 Iraq and Russia are intensifying their cooperation to confront the scourge of corruption

The head of the Federal Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun, announced the commission’s intention to twin with counterpart institutions in countries around the world, noting the long-standing experience of the Russian public prosecutor in the field of combating corruption and the possibility of transferring expertise from the two institutions and exchanging experiences.

 During his meeting with the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation (Igor Krasnov) in the capital, Moscow, Hanoun renewed the intention of the Iraqi regulatory agencies to partner with their counterparts in the Russian Federation, especially between the Authority and the Russian Prosecution, in addition to concluding a memorandum of understanding between the Iraqi Anti-Corruption Academy and the Public Prosecution University.

Russian, expressing the Authority’s desire to benefit from the experience of the Russian Public Prosecution and its university and to train the Authority’s staff there, in addition to inviting their experts to train and participate as lecturers in studying the professional higher diploma in specializations related to anti-corruption announced by the Academy.
 
For his part, the Russian Attorney General (Igor Krasnov) noted the strengthening of relations between the Republic of Iraq and the Russian Federation and its coincidence with the eightieth anniversary of the beginning of the relationship between the two countries, pointing out that one of the main components of cooperation between countries is unifying efforts in combating the most serious challenges, among which corruption occupies a special place. He stressed that he supports the efforts of the Iraqi Integrity Commission seeking to recover the fugitive defendants and the looted funds wherever they are found.
 
He pointed out that the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the two parties is of great importance in deepening and developing the relationship between the Office of the Prosecutor General in Russia and the Federal Integrity Commission in Iraq, expressing his readiness for further professional dialogue on any issues of common interest, even if they are not stipulated in the memorandum or the program. Cooperation, expressing its pleasure to see employees of the Republic of Iraq in short-term training courses, at its affiliated university, whether among its students or among the participants, welcoming the Authority’s call for Russian prosecution experts to contribute to training its staff in the Iraqi Anti-Corruption Academy.
 
During the meeting, a cooperation program was signed between the two parties, which will serve as a roadmap for implementing the terms of the memorandum over the next two years, which stipulates a full set of activities (workshops, meetings, and training courses). To exchange experiences in the field of international cooperation in the field of combating corruption, recovering the proceeds and proceeds of corruption crimes from abroad, forming national coordination committees to combat corruption, coordinating positions on multilateral international anti-corruption forums, and reviewing experiences in implementing legislation concerned with combating and preventing corruption, including those related to conflicts of corruption. interests, and financial disclosure.
 
The program also stipulated holding a round table meeting on the topic “Using modern digital technologies to combat corruption and holding training courses for the Authority’s employees by representatives of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation and the Public Prosecution University, as well as exchanging scientific and educational literature, periodicals and methodological materials on the topics of combating and preventing corruption.”  link