2017-12-12
The State Audit Office is the Parliament's key institutional tool in ensuring good governance, transparency, effective resource use and expenditure, and efficiency control, of course, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili told the press after the presentation of the State Audit Office's development strategy.
The Prime Minister emphasized the effectiveness of the Audit Office and its important recommendations, especially in today's context as the country is switching to a parliamentary system of government.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili thanked the donors supporting the State Audit Office in the implementation of its important institutional development project involving the office's development strategy. The donors include, firstly, the European Union and also GIZ, the World Bank, and USAID.
The Head of Government paid special attention to the high professionalism and reputation of the Head of the State Audit Office.
"It is very important that this office is lead by a persons endorsed practically by all parliament members, with his professionalism and integrity recognized unconditionally. Mr. Irakli Mekvabishvili's experience and reputation are held in high esteem. I am glad that our political team has succeeded in ensuring that an independent candidate is selected as Head of State Audit Office for his high professionalism. We have also made another important decision to ensure that a candidate nominated by the civil sector has been selected to take the Office of Public Defender. These are very important steps taken by our Government, important in terms of checks and balances. This is why I welcome this strategy. It will enable us to improve the quality of governance in the country, making it more transparent, and it will also be very important in terms of stronger parliamentary control," the Prime Minister sated.
The project Institutional Empowerment of the State Audit Office, which covers the years 2018-2022, was presented by Auditor General Irakli Mekvabishvili.
Prime Minister's Press Office