Saudi Arabia to Hosts 1st Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies in OIC Member States

Riyadh, Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority will host the First Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on December 20 and 21, 2022 in Jeddah.

The meeting will discuss the approval of the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Convention, which is one of the Kingdom’s initiatives at the international and regional levels for establishing a new stage in anti- corruption field.

This meeting reflects the Kingdom’s keenness to activate its qualitative international initiatives aimed at combating corruption and the participation of the international community in efforts being exerted to protect integrity, combat corruption and exchange experiences.

Ministers, along with Heads and representatives of anti-corruption law enforcement agencies in the member states of the OIC will participate in the meeting, in addition to several international organizations, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units and a number of experts in the field of protecting integrity and combating corruption from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad.

Source: Saudi Press Agency