During their participation in the 63rd ASOSAI Governing Board Meeting, the international seminar “Supreme Audit Institutions in the Future: Innovation, Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development,” and the 30th Anniversary Ceremony of the State Audit Office of Kazakhstan, the delegation of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV), led by Deputy Auditor General Ha Thi My Dung, held a bilateral meeting with a delegation from the State Control Committee of Belarus, led by its First Deputy Chairman Dmitry Basko.
The SAV delegation poses for a commemorative photo with the First Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus.
At the meeting, the two sides discussed the results of their cooperation in recent years, directions for strengthening cooperation in the coming period, and preparations for the planned visit and working trip of Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia to the Republic of Belarus in November 2026. Both sides affirmed that the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Belarus provides an important foundation for further consolidating and developing cooperation between the two Supreme Audit Institutions.
Over nearly 20 years of cooperation, the SAV and the State Control Committee of Belarus have maintained close relations through high-level exchanges and the sharing of professional experience, particularly training activities under programs of the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI). These activities have contributed to enhancing mutual understanding and supporting the improvement of the professional capacity of the two institutions.
Building on the cooperative relationship cultivated over many years, both sides expressed their desire to further promote the results achieved and deepen cooperation in a more substantive, practical, and effective manner, in response to the development requirements of each institution in the new context.
Both sides expressed their expectation that the upcoming visit of Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia to Belarus would provide further momentum for bilateral cooperation and facilitate the exchange of experience in areas of mutual interest. Particular attention is being paid to preparing the content of the visit to ensure that the discussions produce concrete results and contribute to improving the capacity and effectiveness of audit activities.
To prepare for the working agenda, the SAV proposed that the State Control Committee of Belarus share its experience in developing institutional development strategies, improving the legal and institutional framework, and identifying long-term priorities to enhance operational effectiveness and strengthen the institution's ability to adapt to emerging challenges.
The SAV also expressed its interest in exchanging experience in amending legislation on state audit, as well as in applying Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital technologies to audit activities. These are areas that the SAV is currently studying in the process of improving its organization, audit methodologies, and audit tools.
Overview of the bilateral meeting.
In response to the proposals from the Vietnamese side, First Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus Dmitry Basko affirmed that the Belarusian side was ready to welcome the delegation led by the Auditor General of Vietnam for a visit and working session and to share experience in the proposed areas.
The Belarusian side proposed that the SAV provide specific requirements and expectations at an early stage so that it could thoroughly prepare the program and working agenda and best meet the objectives of the visit.
Introducing the State Control Committee of Belarus, Mr. Dmitry Basko said that it is the central state body responsible for exercising state control over the management and use of state resources, compliance with the law, and the protection of the State's interests and economic security.
The State Control Committee of Belarus was established by Presidential Decree in 1996. The Chairman of the State Control Committee is appointed and dismissed by the President with the prior consent of the Council of the Republic (the Senate), with no fixed term of office.
In the coming period, Belarus's key directions include improving the effectiveness of public resource control, focusing on preventing violations and reducing the inspection burden on economic entities; effectively monitoring the use of the state budget and state assets; identifying systemic issues and opportunities to improve economic efficiency; and ensuring economic security and preventing violations in the financial sector.
At the same time, Belarus is focusing on applying digital and emerging technologies to audit activities and the monitoring of delayed construction projects. In particular, to improve the effectiveness and quality of audit activities and enhance the application of information technology, the State Control Committee of Belarus has established and maintains the operation of a Comprehensive Data Analysis Center.
First Deputy Chairman Dmitry Basko also informed the Vietnamese delegation that the country's Parliament had recently approved proposals to revise and amend the legal framework and organizational structure and strengthen the audit authority of the State Control Committee.
To ensure the success of Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia's upcoming visit to Belarus, the Belarusian side committed to compiling the above-mentioned adjustments and changes and providing English translations to the SAV for study prior to the official visit.
At the same time, the Belarusian side requested that the SAV provide information at an early stage on the composition of the delegation and the questions for discussion so that appropriate discussion materials could be prepared.
Deputy Auditor General of Vietnam Ha Thi My Dung poses for a commemorative photo with the First Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus.
On this occasion, Deputy Auditor General Ha Thi My Dung conveyed the respectful greetings of Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia to Mr. Vasily Gerasimov, Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus, and all colleagues at the institution.
The Vietnamese side expressed its desire and honor to welcome the Chairman to visit and work with the SAV, particularly to attend the international seminar “Supreme Audit Institutions in the New Context: Vision, Institutions and Innovation,” organized by the SAV in Hanoi in October 2026.
The bilateral meeting in Astana contributed to concretizing priority areas of cooperation and clarifying the matters requiring preparation for the visit of the Auditor General of Vietnam to Belarus.
The discussions at the meeting demonstrated the two sides' desire to continue promoting their traditional cooperative relationship and to link professional cooperation with the development needs of each institution, thereby contributing to strengthening the friendship between Vietnam and Belarus.