The Verhovna Rada adopted Zelensky's bill to combat international corruption.
The initiative was supported by 247 people's deputies.
At the same time, the bill toughens the penalties for bribing foreign parties in international business transactions.
The purpose of the bill is to unify the norms of the national legislation with the provisions of the Convention on Combating Bribery to Foreign Public Officials to ensure its continued proper implementation, the parliament reported.
Also, joining the convention opens up opportunities for international cooperation in the field of investigating corruption crimes. In addition, this is an important step to bring Ukraine closer to the standards of the OECD and the European Union, Rada added.
The document provides for amendments to the Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes of Ukraine, as well as the Law on Prevention of Corruption.