BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 16. The Commissionof Azerbaijan on Combatting Corruption, chaired by Samir Nuriyev,convened for its meeting on February 16,Trend reports.
Addressing the meeting, Nuriyev highlighted the effortsundertaken in the country in 2025 under the leadership of PresidentIlham Aliyev, including the key measures that had been undertakenin the field of combatting corruption. He also briefed theparticipants on the amendments made to the legislation and theirimpact on public relations.
The Chairman of the Commission noted that a new mechanism formanaging corruption risks was established in the legislation for2025, adding that relevant norms were added to the legislation toprotect the rights of persons reporting on corruption. He alsomentioned that representatives of non-governmental organizationsand independent experts were involved in the activities of workinggroups, ensuring the participation of civil society representativesin the fight against corruption.
Nuriyev emphasized that the foundations of a result-basedmonitoring mechanism for evaluating state programs in the field ofcombating corruption had been determined for 2025. He said thatover the past period, the Secretariat of the Commission, with theinvolvement of civil society representatives, has developed the“Methodology for Monitoring and Evaluation of the National ActionPlan for Strengthening the Fight against Corruption for 2022-2026,”noting that this mechanism will contribute to evaluatinganti-corruption measures based on precise criteria.
The meeting participants also discussed internationalcooperation in the fight against corruption. Within the context ofthis cooperation, the outcomes of the reports adopted on theimplementation of the recommendations of the Group of Statesagainst Corruption (GRECO) and the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN)for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Organization forEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the Republic ofAzerbaijan within the framework of the 5th evaluation round werealso reviewed. The participants of the meeting agreed to continuemeasures related to the implementation of the recommendations,considering the efforts undertaken in this area assatisfactory.
The meeting also heard reports on Azerbaijan’s participation ininternational initiatives in the fight against corruption, the roleof the legal profession in tackling corruption, as well as thelatest reforms in this area. Discussed were also proposals forincreasing transparency and eliminating conditions conducive tocorruption.
During the meeting, the draft rules for managing corruptionrisks prepared by the Secretariat of the Commission were alsoconsidered appropriate, and the action plan for the next period wasapproved.
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