Anti-Corruption Agenda to be Promoted by Russia During Its BRICS Presidency, Foreign Ministry Says

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin addressed the first meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group, which took place in Moscow on April 17-18.
Russia intends to promote the anti-corruption agenda during its presidency in BRICS this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
"The aspiration of the Russian presidency to promote a unified agenda based on the coinciding priorities of the BRICS countries in the field of anti-corruption was noted. Vershinin emphasized that our countries have common positions on a number of key issues of anti-corruption cooperation, including asset recovery," the ministry said in a statement.
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Moscow's approach was supported by the working group members, the statement said.

"The importance of implementing joint projects was emphasized, as well as the development of a common understanding on the further development of specialized multilateral mechanisms, which is expected to be set out in the final documents of the Russian presidency in BRICS," the statement read.

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