It was signed by Inspector General Huynh Phong Tranh and ACM Chairman U Mya Win in Hanoi on October 15 at the end of their working session. 

Both sides agreed on six areas of cooperation, including personnel training, technical assistance, exchanging information and expertise, raising public awareness of anti-corruption and facilitating visits each year. 

Tranh said the signing would create a necessary legal foundation for the two sides to boost information and experience sharing in graft combat. 

U Mya Win, in response, said the MoU marks a new step in the bilateral friendship and believed that the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam would provide continued assistance to Myanmar’s anti-corruption agencies.

Deputy PM welcomes Myanmar anti-corruption official

Vietnam is interested in promoting the traditional friendship and multi-dimensional connections with Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said. 

He hosted a reception for Chairman of the Anti-Bribery Commission of Myanmar Minister U Mya Win, who is in a working visit, in Hanoi on October 15.

The Deputy PM praised the talks between the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the Anti-Bribery Commission of Myanmar and their signing of a memorandum of understanding on anti-corruption as providing a legal foundation for boosted cooperation between the two agencies in the coming time.

He spoke highly of the two countries’ growing ties across various fields, saying there are rooms for the two countries’ cooperation and Vietnam will do its utmost to foster the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Myanmar.

The Chairman of the Anti-Bribery Commission said he hoped Myanmar will learn more from the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam’s experience in corruption prevention and combat. 

He also wished that the two countries will strengthen cooperation in many fields.

VNA