On 12 June 2024, H.E. Judge Henri El Khoury, Minister of Justice of Lebanon, visited the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) premises in Laxenburg, Austria. H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Assaf, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to International Organizations in Vienna, and officials from the Ministry of Justice accompanied the Minister.

During the meeting, Minister El Khoury referred to IACA’s activities which are of particular interest to Lebanon. In turn, he was briefed by Mr. Jaroslaw, Pietrusiewicz, Officer-in-Charge of the Academy, and representatives of its various departments on developments and programmes on offer at IACA.

Discussion focused on prospects for further enhancing cooperation between the two partners in areas of education, training, capacity-building, and research. Both sides agreed to continue their dialogue, focusing on areas where joint activities are possible and where IACA could provide additional support to Lebanon’s anti-corruption efforts.

Lebanon has been a Party to IACA since 2017.