A four-member delegation from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), led by the Chairperson, participated in a series of anti-corruption engagements in Tashkent from 12–14 May 2026. The events were hosted by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) of the Republic of Uzbekistan and organized by ADB and OECD under the Anti-Corruption Initiative (ACI) for Asia and the Pacific.
Firstly, VI Tashkent Anti-Corruption Forum gathered over 220 national and international participants, including anti-corruption agencies from the Asia-Pacific and Europe, alongside international organizations, NGOs, and local private sector representatives. The forum highlighted a global shift from reactive enforcement to systemic, proactive, and technology-enabled prevention. On the same day, two delegates attended the 8th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Law Enforcement Network (LEN), a restricted and confidential gathering for enforcement practitioners. Commissioner Gyeltshen served as Co-Chair of the one-day meeting and moderated discussions on the use of technology and data analytics to detect transactional corruption cases and conduct financial investigations in bribery cases.
On the subsequent two days, the delegation joined anti-corruption practitioners from over 16 member countries of the ACI for the Regional Seminar. The seminar focused on public-private dialogue on integrity and featured experience-sharing, interactive workshops, and practical discussions on conflict of interest, integrity risk management, and fostering an ethical business environment through balanced incentives and sanctions, effective whistleblower protection systems, and strengthened corporate liability frameworks.
Further, throughout the three days, the ACC seized the opportunity to reconnect with its long-standing partners and explore new avenues for collaborations through bilateral meetings. The delegation engaged with the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of Singapore, the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand, as well as the OECD, ADB, Thai Collective Action against Corruption, and Basel Institute on Governance. The ACC established first-time engagements with the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania and the ACA of the Republic of Uzbekistan. These interactions proved equally fruitful, offering a platform to explore potential areas of cooperation.
Bhutan became the 28th member of the ACI in September 2007. Today, the ACI remains an important platform for the ACC to engage with regional best practices, ensure conformity with international standards, and forge partnerships for collective efforts against corruption at the regional and international levels.
