The 42nd Session of the ASOSAI Governing Board successful

 With the consent of the Chairman of SR Vietnam National Assembly, in two days August 4 and 5 2010, the official meetings of the 42^nd Session of Governing Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit  Institutions (ASOSAI), 2009 – 2012, were held in Hanoi.

Attending the Session, there were 60 official delegates from 11 ASOSAI Governing Board and 2 Audit Committee member SAIs; guests from the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions - INTOSAI, representatives from the embassies of some Asian countries in Vietnam. Mr. Tanwir Ali Agha – Pakistan SAI General Auditor, ASOSAI President and Mr. Hwangsik Kim – South Korea SAI Chairman, ASOSAI Secretary General co-chaired the Session.

In the first meeting, August 4th 2010, the participants reviewed, discussed and re-evaluated the activities of the Governing Board and Secretariat ASOSAI since the last session; hearing its financial statement 2009 and discussing the financial issues, yearly dues and budget; Discussing ASOSAI training activities. In particular, the Governing Board deliberated ASOSAI draft strategic plan 2011 - 2015.

On August 5^th 2010, in the second meeting, the Governing Board continued to discuss and decide a number of other important content such as progress of 9th Research Project "Evaluation and Improvement of Internal Audit Systems and the Relationship between the Internal Audit Unit and SAIs"; report from ASOSAI working group on conducting environmental audit; preparing for XII ASOSAI Assembly (2012); time and place for next Governing Board meeting. In addition, the cooperation between ASOSAI-EUROSAI attracted attention of many delegates.

August 4^th 2010 afternoon, Chairman of Vietnam National Assembly Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong met courtesy with ASOSAI Governing Board member SAIs. The content as talks, a bilateral meeting between SAI Vietnam and SAIs South Korea, Japan, Pakistan and Turkey; sightseeing and travel tours were properly planned and successful.