The 10th anniversary session of the CIS Intergovernmental Council for Combating Corruption has officially opened in Yerevan, bringing together high-ranking officials from several member states.
Participating in the session are the Prosecutors General of Armenia, Russia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan; Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee; the head of Uzbekistan’s Anti-Corruption Agency; and the director of Tajikistan’s State Financial Control and Anti-Corruption Agency, Armenpress reports.
Also attending are Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan, the current Council Chair and head of Tajikistan’s anti-corruption agency Sulaymon Sultonzoda, Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Pyotr Gorodov, Kazakh First Deputy Head of the National Security Committee Ali Altynbaev, Kyrgyz Prosecutor General Maksat Asanaliev, Uzbek Anti-Corruption Agency Chairman Akmal Burkhanov, Belarusian Deputy Prosecutor General Sergey Khmaruk, and representatives from the CIS Executive Committee and the CIS Council of Financial Intelligence Units.
In her remarks, Vardapetyan welcomed the delegations to Yerevan and thanked them for attending despite their busy schedules. She noted that after a seven-year break, the Armenian capital is once again hosting representatives of the Council's member states.
Deputy PM Grigoryan welcomed the participants and stated that since its formation, the Council has fostered a stable dialogue based on mutual trust.
He emphasized that the Anti-Corruption Council is one of the CIS’s most important sectoral bodies, playing a key role in strengthening the rule of law, deepening intergovernmental cooperation, coordinating joint efforts, and shaping strategic directions.
“This tenth session is not just another stage—it is a valuable opportunity to assess achievements, summarize outcomes, and define the Council’s future directions,” Grigoryan said.
The CIS Intergovernmental Council for Combating Corruption was established on October 25, 2013, through an agreement signed by six CIS member states. It functions as a branch cooperation body accountable to the Council of Heads of State.
