Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The 20th session of the Council of Heads of Heads of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Member States Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) was held as a video conference, press service of Chamber of Accounts of Uzbekistan said.

The heads of SAIs of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in it.

The Council was established in 2000 to exchange work experience, strengthen mutual cooperation and coordinate activities in the field of improving the state financial control system in CIS countries. The main areas of cooperation are conducting joint bilateral audit activities, cooperation in improving knowledge and skills of auditors, and unification of the legislation of CIS SAIs.

The heads of SAIs of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in it.

The topic of this year’s session was “Ensuring the independence of the state audit”.

The first deputy chairman of the Chamber of Accounts (COA) of Uzbekistan B. Turabov made a report highlighting the main principles of the COA’s activities (such as legality, independence, impartiality, openness and transparency). He noted that Uzbekistan COA’s independence was in full compliance with the principles mentioned in the INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions) Lima (1977) and Mexico (2007) declarations.

The session also focused on the activities of the Working Group on the development of the standards of SAIs and the Council's secretariat, as well as issues related to the approval of the Council's work plan. 

The Council proposed and unanimously supported to give the authority of chairmanship to Uzbekistan COA in 2025-2027, which should start in September 2025.

Thus, in this regard, the proposal to hold the 21st session of the Council in 2025 in Uzbekistan was approved.

The new assignment is, first of all, the product of a constructive dialogue of Uzbekistan COA with the international community due to reforms in the field of state financial control.

Closer cooperation with CIS member states SAIs will provide a number of opportunities for the state audit system established in Uzbekistan, including increasing its potential and efficiency, sharing foreign experience, implementing international professional standards of auditing, and gaining a voice within the international community.

At the end of the session, a relevant resolution was adopted on ensuring the independence of CIS SAIs, continuing their cooperation with the INTOSAI and improving professional skills of auditors of member states.