Georgian Finance Minister, US Global Anti-Corruption Coordinator discuss reforms
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Wednesday met Richard Nephew, the Coordinator of the United States Department of State on Global Anti-Corruption. Photo: Ministry of Finance
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Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Wednesday discussed recent reforms for combating corruption during a meeting with Richard Nephew, the Coordinator of the United States Department of State on Global Anti-Corruption.
The Ministry of Finance said Khutsishvili expressed his gratitude to the visiting official for the cooperation and support demonstrated by the US towards Georgia.
The body added the government officials also discussed avenues of future cooperation.
The Tbilisi meeting also included Lasha Darsalia, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterine Guntsadze, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Zviad Barkaia, the Deputy Head of Government Administration, Kris Fresonke, the Regional Team Lead of the Department of State’s Global Anti-Corruption office, Sarah Rupert, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Director at the US Embassy in Tbilisi and Alan Purcell, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Tbilisi.
Richard Nephew, the Coordinator of the United States Department of State on Global Anti-Corruption, will travel to Armenia and Georgia from Monday to Thursday.
Reforms implemented in Georgia, including in combating corruption, were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Richard Nephew, the Coordinator of the United States Department of State on Global Anti-Corruption.
The Government of Georgia on Thursday said the country had been ranked 43rd put of 196 countries in the Global Corruption Index published by the Swiss risk management company Global Risk Profile.
The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation on Friday “applauded” the “diligent” work of Georgia to support international financial sanctions and export controls with the support of the US Embassy in the country.
Challenges in combating corruption were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Aleksi Batiashvili, the First Deputy Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, and Richard Nephew, the Coordinator of the United States Department of State on Global Anti-Corruption.
The United States Embassy in Georgia on Thursday called the visit of Richard Nephew, the Coordinator of the US Department of State on Global Anti-Corruption, to Georgia this week “productive”.