Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Head of State, Santiago Peña, advocated today for a collective action in which all parts of society are involved to impulse the fight against corruption.

The previous was exposed during his intervention in the 60th Anniversary of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) this morning in Asunción.

«This meeting has us here, opening a space for dialogue, reflection, and exchange regarding the challenges we face as a region, seeking a union of voices that allows us to build a better future together,» he indicated.

Likewise, he pointed out that corruption is an endemic and perverse evil, for what is essential to dialogue and debate; attending to it damages all sectors, mainly those in need.

«It is a disease that corrupts society, but whose first victims are the most unprotected, whom the state must care for above all. Aware of this, my government has decided to engage in a frontal fight against corruption by inviting the other state powers to join this titanic task in a common and joint effort», he added.

The President also stated that all authorities agree that corruption is a flagellum that requires the state’s coordinated, multidisciplinary, and transversal effort to banish it from its institutions.

«It is an issue that holds economic growth, causes lost public trust, and debilitates the credibility of institutions. Besides, it distorts economic markets, discourages investment and increases the costs to do business, decreases the competitiveness as a country and limits its potential».

«Corruption hurts; it is unnegotiable. Paraguay has made important advances during the last few years, although this is not always highlighted. There have been significant changes in public administration aiming to reach a more transparent state», he said.

Likewise, the President admitted that the state’s efforts alone are insufficient. In that context, he mentioned that a proper fight against corruption requires collective action in which all levels of society participate.

In that same line, Peña claimed that it is necessary to establish a public policy that systematizes and coordinates the fight against corruption and includes all branches of state power, the media, the academic sector, and all civil society.

Finally, he said that his administration is designing a strategy of frontal fight to obtain consensus and achieve the final objective. The idea is to follow a route path and involve society in its execution and control.

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