A Vietnamese delegation led by Chief Auditor of the State Audit Officeof Vietnam Dinh Tien Dung is attending the 12 th Congress of the AsianOrganisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in Jaipur , Indiafrom Feb.29 - March 3.

The congress focuses ondiscussion of financial situations from 2009-2011 and the budget andtraining activities of ASOSAI.

Participants alsodeliberated ASOSAI’s mid-term report on implementation of a strategicplan for the 2011-2015 period, its cooperation with the EuropeanOrganisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI) and reports on theinformation technology audit of the International Organisation ofSupreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) working group.

On thesidelines of the congress, 10 state audit agencies from ASEAN SupremeAudit Institutions (ASEANSAI) agreed to propose an action plan for fourrelated committees – the Strategic Plan Committee, Rules and ProceduresCommittee, Knowledge Sharing Committee and Training Committee.

Chief Auditor Dung, who is also Chairman of the Strategic PlanCommittee, presented the Committee’s recent activities and its futureaction plan.

Previously, on February 28, Dung and hisMyanmar counterpart Lunn Maung signed a memorandum of understanding oncooperation in this sector between the two countries. The same day,Dung attended the 44 th meeting of ASOSAI’s Governing Board in the2009-2012 period.

In the framework of the event, Dung also helda number of bilateral meetings with many members of ASOSAI to furtherpromote bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the field of auditbetween Vietnam and other countries.

At the plenary sessionof the ASOSAI Congress on March 3, participants will vote for membersof the Governing Board and Auditing Committee of ASOSAI in the 2012-2015period.-VNA