Kuwait renews cooperation agreement with Azerbaijan
Bid to upgrade skills of the two bodies
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 13, (KUNA): The State of Audit Bureau (SAB) of Kuwait announced on Tuesday the renewal of a cooperation agreement with Azerbaijan’s Accounting Chamber (AAC) with the aim of developing mutual collaborative domains and supporting bilateral ties.
Khalil Al-Wazzan, a senior official at the SAB, made the press statement while receiving the AAC’s head Vugar Gulmammadov who is currently visiting the country. The visit aims to booster relations with Kuwait.
Renewing the cooperative deal is a chance to promote knowledge on the Azerbaijan’s chamber, Al-Wazzan said, referring that the two sides are keen on promoting cooperation in auditing and control fields as well as professional training.
Among the agreement’s objectives is upgrading skills and potentials of the two bodies’ staff through launching training initiatives and visits of experts as well as sharing technical information and research results in line with the agreedupon technical cooperation program, he noted.
The deal also stimulates the two sides to coordination and cooperation on issues related to international and regional organizations in which the two parties take part, the Kuwaiti official made clear.
The action plan of the deal will start in 2020 until 2023 that contains several topics on environment, climate change, public debt, information technology control and others, Al-Wazzan clarified.
The visit’s agenda included a visual presentation by the SAB’s staff on management information system and another one on how to prepare an annual training plan, and select trainers and programs, he said.
The presentation contained also disseminating information culture to help generations be aware of the role of the Audit Bureau on maintaining public funds and the role of information technology in auditing, he said.
Azerbaijan’s officials made a show on their chamber, activities and operations as well as control cooperation with the European Union, Al-Wazzan pointed out.
The Audit Bureau and the Chamber have signed a mutual cooperative deal since 2006 to bolster bilateral ties, organize conferences and workshops as well as share international standards of auditing applied by the two sides.
Meanwhile, a citizen who retired from the Ministry of Health has unveiled that Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) received complaints regarding the bonuses granted to employees assigned at the Minister’s Office, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The citizen, who requested anonymity, told the daily that investigations on the complaints submitted to the concerned authorities such as the Civil Service Commission (CSC), financial supervisor and State Audit Bureau are underway.
The complaints include the bonuses which were disbursed twice – a total of KD8,600 paid to 10 Kuwaiti and expatriate employees last September as they allegedly worked after official working hours and during holidays. This is in addition to KD7,700 granted to eight employees in May last year for the same reasons, prompting some employees to submit complaints to Nazaha to demand for clarifications on the disbursement, the citizen narrated.