“Steps taken by the Azerbaijani government in the direction of combating corruption should be continued”- said the head of IMF’s mission on Azerbaijan Nadeem Ilahi within video-conference between Baku and Washington. He highly appreciated the appliance of electronic government, a single window system in Azerbaijan for the purpose of struggle against corruption.
“We have held discussions with entrepreneurs. According to them, serious steps have been taken in the sphere of struggle against corruption. Controls by government bodies have been decreased. Now the business issues are easier in Azerbaijan. However, in many surveys on Azerbaijan corruption cases were mentioned repeatedly.”
“This problem is spreaded in Azerbaijan. Surely, the steps taken by Azerbaijani government are very important. However, these steps should be continued. Besides, its scale and scope should be extended.”
Azadlıq radio
Fund of Struggle against Corruption was established on February 1 2004. It was set up to arouse public opinion to carry out resolute struggle against corruption, provide close participation of the public in this struggle and eliminate the problems, impeding moral and juridical education of people and development of society. The Fund of Struggle against Corruption bases on creative potential of our nation and accepts faithfulness and frankness as a way of struggle to reach the assumed aims, and reveal real corruption state in Azerbaijan society. The Fund aims at not concealing the existing state and not exaggerating lie. The Fund of Struggle against Corruption aims at reducing the corruption level with support and efforts of independent person, and decent citizens of the democratic state, along with activation of anticorruption mechanisms and resources.
