President says in London committed to drive out corruption in all sectors

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President Maithripala Sirisena at the breakfast meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron and other leaders attending the Anti-Corruption Summit at Lancaster House yesterday

London: Sri Lanka says it is committed to drive out corruption in all sectors and will make the public service corruption-free at all levels as well as focusing on addressing corruption and corrupt practices among businesses.

Sri Lanka, in a statement issued at the Anti-Corruption 2016 summit hosted by the British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday, 12 May, 2016, sets out the concrete actions the country will take in order to tackle corruption.

In its effort to eliminate corruption, the government of Sri Lanka will take measures to bring the legal and administrative framework in line with the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

The country will not tolerate impunity within and outside its jurisdiction and promises to cooperate with international partners to battle corruption wherever it exists. Sri Lanka will create an effective anti-corruption environment and will actively support global efforts to address corruption. The country will prioritise prosecutions grand corruption and of money laundering and recovery of stolen assets.