Vietnam, France share experience in public transparency, anti-corruption
A delegation of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission led by its Vice Chairman Nghiem Phu Cuong paid a visit to France from October 29 to November 4 to study and exchange anti-corruption experience.
The delegation of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission work with representatives of France’s High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP). (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) ൩– A delegation of the Party CentralCommittee's Inspection Commission led by its Vice Chairman Nghiem Phu Cuongpaid a visit to France from October 29 to November 4 to study and exchange anti-corruption experience.
During the visit, the delegation met with the leaders ofFrance’s High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP), theDirectorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs of the Organisation forEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the Department of Code ofConduct and Ethics for Parliamentarians under the Office of the French NationalAssembly, leaders of the French National Institute of Public Service INSP(formerly known as the National School of Administration) and theGeneral Department of Public Administration under the French Ministry of PublicSector Transformation and the Civil Service. During the meetings,the two sides learned more about their similarities and differences in their corruption prevention and control mechanisms. On this occasion, the delegation also visited the VietnamEmbassy in France. Their visit to France took place on a special occasion - the50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomaticrelations and 10 years of their strategic partnership. It also contributed tostrengthening multi-faceted and multi-channel exchanges between the twocountries and paving the way for cooperation ideas to be implemented in the coming time./.
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The delegation of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission work with representatives of France’s High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP). (Photo: VNA) 
