The Chairman of the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and Fight against Corruption (INPPLC), Mr. Mohamed Benalilou, held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Alexander Gutsan, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the 3rd Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). 

The meeting focused on prospects for cooperation between the two institutions in preventing and fighting against corruption, exchanging expertise and best practices, and making use of digital technologies, as well as opportunities for scientific cooperation, training and professional capacity building. 

During the talks, the Russian Prosecutor General praised the ties of friendship and mutual respect between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Russian Federation. He highlighted the common interests in preventing corruption risks, embedding the principles of good governance and promoting a culture of integrity. 

The meeting also tackled a draft memorandum of cooperation between the two institutions, with a view to establishing an institutional framework for exchanging expertise and developing cooperation programmes, in accordance with the legislation in force in both countries. 

In this context, the Russian Prosecutor General invited the Chairman of the Authority to visit Moscow during 2027, to continue the talks and sign the memorandum of cooperation once agreement upon its finalization. For his part, the Chairman of the Authority invited the Russian Prosecutor General to visit the Kingdom of Morocco, to deepen the relationships between the two institutions and allow for deeper discussion of areas of cooperation of common interest. 

The meeting comes as a part of the Authority’s openness to international experience and its efforts to diversify and develop institutional partnerships that contribute to sharing knowledge and expertise and to making the prevention of and fight against corruption more effective.