International workshop on “Assessing the effectiveness of combating money laundering in the Eurasian region: experience and best practices” has kicked off in Tashkent.

International workshop on “Assessing the effectiveness of combating money laundering in the Eurasian region: experience and best practices” has kicked off in Tashkent.

The event was organized by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan together with the Secretariat of the Eurasian Group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring.

The workshop was attended by law enforcement officers of the member countries of the Eurasian Group – Uzbekistan, Russia, India, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and international experts.

On the first day of the workshop, participants shared their experience in identifying criminal proceeds and conducting investigations.

Issues of preparing an assessment of the national system of combating legalization of criminal proceeds and financing of terrorism of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020 within the framework of the Eurasian Group were discussed at the meeting.

International workshop continues its work.