Fight against corruption implies accountability – NLO chief in Ukraine
Head of the NATO Liaison Office (NLO) in Ukraine Oleksandr Vinnikov has said that fight against corruption implies reporting relations.
He said at a press conference on the occasion of the start of the second anti-corruption week that at present NATO support to Ukraine today is as never before.
"The Warsaw Summit confirmed it. Alliance partners made a comprehensive response to the difficult situation in Ukraine. One of the programs was a package of measures aimed at developing fairness. It includes three principles: fairness, fight against corruption and accountability. Fighting corruption means to act and report on what you do," he said.
In turn, Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Ihor Dolhov said that the ministry understands responsibility to the people and the Verkhovna Rada and people support the Armed Forces and do everything possible to support them.
"The fight against corruption will not be easy and simple. Our measures are of top priority. They require the legislative base. The second important element is people. We must form a system of intolerance to signs of corruption. The third one is punishment so that criminals know that punishment is inevitable," Dolhov said.
He also thanked the Alliance, the British and Norwegian governments for help in reforming the anti-corruption sector.
