Head of Authority against corruption meets Canadian Ambassador

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 14, General Director and Commissioner General of the Independent Authority Against Corruption Kh.Enkhjargal received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Mongolia Ed Jager. The Commissioner General extended his gratitude for the successful implementation of the ongoing Asia Foundation projects funded by the Government of Canada. Commissioner General Kh.Enkhjargal briefed on the functions, rights and responsibilities of the IAAC and said that the agency has been working to enable public monitoring and involvement in all directions in order to effectively implement the National Program to Combat Corruption, which is adopted by the parliament last year. Ambassador Ed Jager noted that Mongolia-Canada relations have been intensifying in recent years and applauded the successful host of the National Forum on Anti-Corruption. He then expressed his willingness to broaden collaboration with IAAC. The IAAC director and the Ambassador discussed the development of bilateral ties between Mongolia and Canada and ways to support anti-corruption activities in Mongolia.