ASEAN Affairs: 18th Principals’ Meeting of ASEAN-PAC

Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission U Than Swe attended the 18th Principals’ Meeting of the ASEAN Parties Against Corruption (ASEAN-PAC) in Phnom Penh of Cambodia on Tuesday.

At the meeting, Vice-Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) Mr. Yonn Sinat and Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen gave welcoming speeches. Also, an Alternate Chairman of the ASEAN-PAC and ACU Chairman made his opening speech.

The meeting was attended by heads of the anti-corruption agencies from ASEAN-PAC member countries and 59 representatives. Myanmar’s Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman U Than Swe signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the ASEAN-PAC along with ASEAN member countries.

He also met Chairman of the ACU of Cambodia and signed the MoU after an open discussion on cooperation in anti-corruption issues. The MoU is to exchange information regarding anti-corruption, perform corruption prevention processes such as surveys, corruption risk assessment and promoting integrity, and open technology-assisted professional courses.