Bilateral cooperation SAO North Macedonia and OAG Norway

The State Audit Office of the Republic of North Macedonia and The Office of the Auditor General of Norway (the Parties) have agreed on a five-year cooperation providing assistance to the institutional capacity development of the SAO. The collaboration founds on principles and standards of professionalization underpinning the International Organisation for Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and The European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI), where both Parties are members. The collaboration is expected to bring mutual benefit to the two Parties in their efforts to enhance their professional competencies and networks.

The overall objective of the cooperation is to strengthen the SAO’s capacity to fulfil its mandate and carry out high-quality audits thereby promoting transparency, accountability and good governance in the management of public funds in the Republic of North Macedonia.

The collaboration aims to support SAO in reaching its overall strategic goals as defined in SAO’s strategic plans. The collaboration will encompass different sectors and types of audits where OAGN has the relevant capacity and adds value to SAO’s work.