Vietnamese State Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc at the fourth Summit of the ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions (Photo: VNA)Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese State AuditorGeneral Ho Duc Phoc attended the fourth Summit of the ASEAN Supreme AuditInstitutions (ASEANSAI) that opened in Vientiane, Laos on November 6.
Opening the event, Viengthong Siphandone, ASEANSAIVice President and President of the Audit Office Organisation of Laos said thatsince ASEANSAI was established on November 16, 2011, the organization has focusedon improving the capacity of member institutions, thus contributing to buildingstates of the rule of law.
At the same time, ASEANSAI has concentrated on fosteringintra-bloc solidarity as well as cooperation with the outsiders to raise itsrole in the region and the world, while completing its organization to meetrequirements of the ASEAN development in the future, as well as the growth of theaudit sector of member countries.
Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonesay Siphandone said thatthe summit is a chance for leaders of the audit sector of the ASEAN countriesto discuss their plan of actions, contributing to completing the ASEANCommunity Vision effectively in various fields, such as the building of statesof the rule of law, preventing and fighting corruption and encouraging investment.
Participants at the event reviewed the performance of theASEANSAI Committees in the 2016-2017 period, defined targets for the upcomingtenure, shared experience and expertise as well as identifying joint goals ofthe countries to ensure sustainable growth of each state and the wholecommunity.
They re-elected Laos’ Audit Office Organisation as thePresident of the ASEANSAI in the 2018-2019 tenure. The State Audit of Vietnamwas elected as the Chair of the ASEANSAI Strategic Plan Committee for the2018-2019 period. Indonesia will continue taking the charge of ASEANSAISecretary General.
They also passed the action programmes of the ASEANSAIcommittees for the 2018-2019 period.
Speaking with Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Laos,Vietnamese State Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc highlighted ASEANSAI’scontributions to improving the capacity of member SAIs through diverse conferences,seminars and training courses for sharing experience, documents andinfrastructure in new audit areas such as the environment, informationtechnology and operation.
Phoc said that as one of the four founders of theASEANSAI and Chair of the Strategic Plan Committee, Vietnam’s State Audit hasshowed strong performance and contributed to strengthening relationship amongmember countries as well as among countries implementing ASEANSAI targets.
Vietnam has actively engaged in supporting othermembers in personnel training, sharing experience in areas of its strength.
Phoc also affirmed the Vietnam State Audit’scommitments in working closely with the ASEANSAI committees and members and involvingin all activities of ASEANSAI.-VNA
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