Kazakhstan handed over the presidency in the International Anti-Corruption Academy to Austria

Laxenburg, November 30, 2020. Kazakhstan's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna K.Umarov handed over the chairmanship of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) to Austria during the 9th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Academy.

IACA Dean T.Stelzer expressed gratitude to Kazakhstan for its effective and fruitful chairmanship in the period 2019-2020, during which the Nur-Sultan Declaration was adopted and a number of events were held at high and expert levels. During the 9th session of the IACA, the organization's budget for 2021, the work program for the period 2021-2024, and the agenda for the next session of the Assembly were approved.

In addition to electing the representative of Austria as the Chair of the 9th session, representatives of Chile and Slovenia were elected as 2 Vice-presidents, while representatives of Egypt and Pakistan became 2 rapporteurs.