Tashkent hosted meetings of the working groups on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism with the participation of member states, representatives of countries and observer organizations, the secretariat of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL).

During the event, a report was approved on the results of the work carried out in 2020-2022 to study and evaluate the national system in countering the legalization of criminal proceeds and financing of terrorism. The document was prepared by EAG evaluators and representatives of several international specialized organizations.

The relevant recommendations were also given, which will further contribute to the improvement of the international ratings and indices.

Prospects for signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan and the Financial Intelligence Unit of Iran were also discussed at the meeting.

The 37th EAG Plenary Meeting will be held in Tajikistan.

Gulrukh Abdullaeva, UzA