Uzbekistan has become a member of the Interstate Council for Combating Corruption
On August 31, 2025, the Agreement on the Establishment of the Interstate Council for Combating Corruption, dated October 25, 2013, entered into force for Uzbekistan.
According to the press service of the CIS Executive Committee, this step expands Uzbekistan’s participation in the activities of the CIS sectoral cooperation bodies.
Coordinated and joint anti-corruption efforts of CIS member states are an important part of their cooperation in combating crime. Such cooperation makes it possible not only to respond more effectively to cross-border challenges and threats, but also to improve the legal framework, continuously exchange experience and best practices in this field, and cooperate in enhancing the professional training of relevant specialists.
The leadership of Uzbekistan attaches great importance to combating all forms of corruption. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted in one of his speeches: “The Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan envisions building a country free of corruption. Today, this goal is becoming a unifying factor for our society.”
Therefore, the Republic’s accession to this Agreement is quite natural and represents a logical continuation of the country’s consistent and uncompromising anti-corruption policy both domestically and internationally.
It should be noted that Uzbekistan acceded to the UN Convention against Corruption, adopted by the UN General Assembly on October 31, 2003, back in 2008. Within the framework of the CIS, Uzbek law enforcement and other state bodies have also long and fruitfully cooperated with all interested parties in this field.
The Interstate Council for Combating Corruption (ISCC) already includes as members the heads of anti-corruption bodies from six states: the Prosecutors General of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Russian Federation, as well as the heads of specialized anti-corruption bodies of Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. The CIS Executive Committee representative and the Head of the Council’s Secretariat are also members of the Council with an advisory vote.
Since 2015, the Council has held nine meetings. During its work, the ISCC has prepared and submitted a number of strategic documents to the highest CIS bodies. One of the most important among them is the Concept of Cooperation of CIS Member States in Combating Corruption, approved by the CIS Council of Heads of State on October 11, 2017, which underpins almost all work in this area.
In line with this Concept, the Agreement on Cooperation of CIS Member States in Combating Corruption was developed, coordinated, and signed on October 14, 2022. Along with six other CIS countries, the Republic of Uzbekistan also signed this Agreement.
To achieve its goals, the Council closely cooperates with other CIS sectoral cooperation bodies within the law enforcement sphere, such as the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General, the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units, and the Coordinating Council of Heads of Tax (Financial) Investigation Bodies. Protocols of cooperation have been signed with these bodies, and informal joint work has been established.
The next meeting of the ISCC, in which Uzbekistan will participate for the first time as a full member, will be held on October 3, 2025, in Yerevan. The chairmanship of the Council will pass from Tajikistan to Armenia.
