Vietnamese and Malaysian audit agencies seek stronger co-operation

During the course of the working session, the Vietnamese official applauded the fruitful co-operation between both nations’ audit agencies over recent times, expressing a desire to expand bilateral ties moving forward.

Vinh thanked the Malaysian audit agency for its support given to its Vietnamese counterpart in joining multilateral organisations such as the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), and the ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions  (ASEANSAI).

In response, Suraya congratulated the nation on its achievements in socio-economic development, success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, and efforts to re-open the economy following the pandemic.

She went on to affirm the State Audit Office of Malaysia’s readiness to discuss with the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) about areas where it boasts extensive experience, such as training, information technology, and operation audit.

The SAV delegation engaged in discussions and shared its experience in applying information technology in audit activities, as well as digitising data and connecting with national databases or central agencies.

During the 2009 the 2019 period, SAV dispatched officials in order to engage in training courses on auditing operations and information technology within the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) funded by the Malaysian Government.

Within the multilateral framework, the two institutions have consistently supported and closely co-ordinated on the ASOSAI and ASEANSAI platforms. They jointly and successfully hosted the 14th ASOSAI Assembly back in 2018, with the Malaysian side also supporting SAV in successfully hosting the virtual 15th ASOSAI Assembly in 2021.
 
The two are among the four founding members of ASEANSAI, a forum that seeks to promote good governance within the Southeast Asian region.