The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Razhden Kuprashvili, met with representatives of the USAID local self-government program.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the Bureau's activities and future plans. Important problems such as efforts to be taken in the fight against corruption, implementation of the risk assessment method in agencies, staging suitable public awareness events, cooperation with municipalities, and so on were highlighted.

The parties further indicated on importance and necessity of strengthening the existing cooperation with the USAID. The bureau's head expressed hope that the use of the corruption prevention bureau will result in success.

On behalf of the USAID, the meeting was attended by Kevin McLaughlin - Chief of party USAID Local Government Program; Corinne Rossblum - Senior Democracy and Governance Advisor; Democracy, Rights and Governance Office; Lina Panteleeva – Governance Project Management Specialist; Office of Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, USAID, Georgia; Nana Tsiklauri – Deputy Chief of party, Director of Public Administration Reform an Inclusive Governance; Mariam Gorgadze - Director of the support component of decentralization at the national level and Mikheil Darchiashvili - Director of Subnational Governance Systems.