The fight against corruption in
Cuba is inseparable from its struggle for independence
• Affirms Comptroller General Gladys Bejerano at the 21st INTOSAI Congress in China

BEIJING.—Comptroller General of Cuba and Council of State Vice President Gladys Bejerano addressed the closing session of the 21st Congress of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), a UN agency.

As one of the rapporteurs on the issue Public Control and General Governance, Bejerano described the experience, evolution and transformation of Cuba’s supreme audit body, which developed from the National Audit Office, attached to the Ministry of Finance and Prices, to become the Ministry of Audits and Control.

She added, "The fight against corruption in Cuba cannot be separated from its struggle for independence and freedom, it forms part of our essence and philosophy, which have been unvaryingly maintained."

The Cuban Comptroller General noted that many speeches in the sessions focused on the relationship between audit control and national governance, and agreement upon its contribution to good government.

She emphasized the inestimable aid of INTOSAI in supporting correct functioning of supreme audit institutions and stated that the agency is recognized for its work and diverse actions to increase professional capacity and the exchange of best practices.