The OECD said Tuesday that Israel had become the first Middle Eastern state to join its anti-bribery convention, a move it described as "an important step in (Israel's) accession to OECD membership."
Israel is one of five countries, along with Chile, Estonia, Russia and Slovenia, that in December 2007 were invited to join the OECD, a 30-member body that seeks to coordinate economic policies among mainly industrialised states.
Chile, Estonia and Slovenia have already signed the convention.
The OECD also said China would join an OECD anti-corruption working group meeting here this week.
"At the meeting Chinese officials will present an overview of their efforts to fight bribery in China," an OECD statement said.
It added that China's participation here follows a visit by OECD officials to Beijing and Shanghai in May 2008 to assess the scope for joint OECD-Chinese anti-corruption efforts.
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