On April 4, 2022, His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, issued a decree approving the country’s National Action Plan to Strengthen the Fight Against Corruption for the period 2022-2026 (the “National Action Plan”).  Already ranked first among the Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”) countries and top-10 out of 50 Member States of the Council of Europe for its implementation of key recommendations to strengthen the prevention of corruption, the National Action Plan demonstrates a clear and commendable commitment by Azerbaijan to continue actively leading the fight against corruption in CIS.