The NTA’s Governor, Mr. Angelos Binis, had today, 16.12.2021, an online bilateral working meeting with Mr. Hasan Abdal Shafy, Head of the Egyptian Administrative Control Authority and Chairman of the 9th Session of the Plenary Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (CoSP 9) in Sharm el Sheikh.
During the meeting, reference was made to the close historical ties between the two countries and the shared will to deepen bilateral cooperation.
In particular, Mr. Shafy stressed the importance of digital transformation as a means to fight corruption, highlighting the training programmes developed by the Egyptian Anti-Corruption Academy, and invited NTA experts to visit Egypt to specify the next steps and develop joint actions.
The Greek side welcomed the Sharm el Sheikh Declaration on strengthening international cooperation in the field of preventing and combating corruption and praised the excellent organisation of the Summit by Egypt. The NTA Governor then presented the structure, responsibilities and work of the Authority in the fields of audit, prevention and awareness raising.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the two parties agreed to commence preparatory work for the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation in the areas of internal audit, asset declaration, the design of national anti-corruption strategies and the enhancement of operational capacity through the organisation of training seminars on specific topics.