The delegation of the Uzbek Anti-Corruption Agency, which was on a visit to the United States, agreed to hold special training events and improve the skills of Uzbek law enforcement officers and journalists in the fight against corruption.
On April 20 this year, an Uzbek delegation headed by the Director of the Anti-Corruption Agency Akmal Burhanov began a visit to the United States.
The purpose of the visit was to establish direct contacts with the US anti-corruption agencies and other relevant organizations and discuss prospects for cooperation, the agency said.
On April 22, a delegation led by Burhanov met with Rachel Cohen, the editor at The Boston Globe, to discuss the role of the press and media in preventing and exposing corruption.
“During the dialogue, the parties underscored that openness and transparency, active citizen oversight are one of the most effective tools in preventing corruption. In particular, U.S. journalists provided detailed information on their experience in working with government officials, conducting journalistic inquiries in the fight against corruption and cooperation with civil society in this process.
The parties also discussed the ways to enhance the skills of journalists, strengthening their capacity and coverage of corruption cases, cooperation in conducting journalistic inquiries, and agreed to organize special training seminars in Uzbekistan by U.S. experts.
Members of the delegation visited the U.S. Attorney's Office on April 23. During the visit, talks were held with the Deputy Chief, Public Corruption & Special Prosecutions Unit at United States Attorneys' Offices Eugenia M. Carris on federal prosecution, federal inquiry and investigation into corruption and related crimes.
"At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to exchange experiences, in particular, to conduct special training activities for law enforcement agencies," the agency said.
On April 23, members of the delegation met with Jim Stergios, Executive Director of the Pioneer Institute, one of the major think tanks in the United States in the fight against corruption.
Today, April 25, during the visit, the Uzbek delegation met with Glenn Cunha, Inspector General of Massachusetts, and David Wilson, Executive Director of the US State Ethics Commission.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to create a training platform in the field of conflict of interest in Uzbekistan with the support of the U.S.
During the visit, the agency chief also met with Robert Cordy, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, a Massachusetts law firm, and experts: Sarah Walters and Mark Schreiber, Massachusetts Supreme Court Judge David Lowe, U.S. Federal Judge Mark Wolf, the delegation, and Holland & Knight partners.
