Throughout this week, Moldovan judges and prosecutors will familiarize themselves with the experience of the U.S., Italy and Romania in fighting corruption. A number of foreign experts came to Moldova to take part in an international conference, a workshop and thematic training courses staged for their Moldovan colleagues. The international conference “Fight against corruption in Moldova. The experience of the U.S., Italy and Romania. Accomplishments and prospects” started in Chisinau on June 17, IPN reports.
Attending the opening of the conference, Prosecutor General Corneliu Gurin said that Moldova now goes through a special period as the powers join efforts to combat corruption. “We all know that political will is needed for fighting corruption. This will became evident now. We cannot yet say that the actions taken led to significant changes, but the changes that took place are due to the experience exchange with the foreign partners,” he stated.
U.S. Ambassador in Chisinau William Moser said the fight against corruption is the most important fight of a country because this phenomenon has a corrosive effect on all the democratic institutions. He noted that there are corrupt functionaries in the U.S. too, but the difference is that the media in the United States report daily about a corrupt functionary being punished and this makes the citizens be confidence that the institutions work well.
Italian Ambassador Enrico Nunziata said that Italy, by joining a number of international treaties, pledged to promote the combating of corruption. He stated that the corrupt countries are not attractive for investors, while corruption affects national and international security. He also said that Italy’s experience showed that the corruption combating mechanisms are temporary if special policies are not designed to prevent this phenomenon.
A workshop will be staged after the conference, while over the next three days there will held training courses for Moldovan judges and prosecutors.
The international conference is organized by the American Bar Association in Moldova with support from the International Anti-Corruption Academy, the Embassy of the U.S. and the Embassy of Italy in Chisinau.
