Transparency International report distorted: Transparency International Baku Office

Transparency International releases a report on corruption figures every year. The latest figures were announced in September 2008. In the list, Azerbaijan was 158th out of 180 countries. The new report will be made public in October or November"  the Executive Director of the Azerbaijani office of Transparency International Rana Safaraliyeva said.

Some media reports claim Azerbaijan ranks second in the list of countries with a high level of corruption in the latest report by the Transparency International.

Safaraliyeva said some Azerbaijani media reports distorted the report.

The media has misunderstood organization's report to which they referred. The members of Transparency Azerbaijan are currently working to publish a correction in the newspaper which spread the reports, Safaraliyeva added.

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