Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Konyuk took part in a meeting of Interstate Council for Countering Corruption

28.09.2017

A regular meeting of the Interstate Council for Countering Corruption took place in the city of Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation). Apart from the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Konyuk the following persons participated in the event: the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Artur Davtyan, Head of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption Kayrat Kozhamzharov, Deputy Head of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States Konysbek Zhusupbekov, other leaders and representatives of prosecution bodies and specialized agencies forthe fight against corruption of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.

In his welcoming speech the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus noted that the work in the Council is of mutual interest for its participants, it promotes the development of uniform approaches to combating corruption because half-hearted measures against it put state apparatus under threat, foster growth of shadow economy, constitute a real menace to the fundamentals of statehood, rule of law, economic progress and moral principles of the society.

Aleksandr Konyuk informed the Council about the system of measures developed in the Republic of Belarus on combating corruption at all managerial levels and sectors of economic activity, which presents a key priority of the policy of the Belarusian state. He also stressed commitment to a consistent