On 20 October 2016, the Council of Europe, together with the General Prosecutor’s Office of Kyrgyzstan and the European Union Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic, co-chaired the 1st Steering Committee Meeting of the CoE/EU Project “Strengthen Prevention and Combating Corruption in the Kyrgyz Republic”. In addition to the co-chairs, representatives of key project beneficiaries, including the Office of the Prime Minister, President’s Defence Council Working Group, the State Personnel Service, Financial Police, and the Ministry of Justice, attended the meeting. Participants of the meeting discussed proposed project activities in light of the recent changes in legislation and organisational structures assigned to fight against corruption in Kyrgyzstan and agreed on the steps to follow in terms of project implementation.
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