On May 30-31, Bishkek hosts the 40th Plenary meeting of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) chaired by Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yury Chikhanchin.
Among the Plenary participants are interagency delegations of EAG member and observer states, as well as representatives of international organizations and the private sector.
On the first day, before the start of the meeting, the Plenary expressed its deepest condolences to the delegation of Islamic Republic of Iran following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
The participants were welcomed by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic - Head of Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Zhaparov and the EAG Chairman, Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yury Chikhanchin.
The head of Russia’s financial intelligence unit noted that EAG activity would enable member states to determine practical steps to implement the EAG Strategy for 2024-2028, as well as to identify Russia’s chairmanship priorities in the Group.
On the first day, the EAG Secretariat presented its performance outcomes achieved during the intersessional period, as well as the EAG work plan for 2024-2025.
The Plenum considered follow-up reports of the Republic of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as reports of the Working Groups co-chairs and listened to speeches by delegates of EAG member states who shared their national AML/CFT/CPF experience.
It was noted that joint thematic forum of EAG and the Coordination Council of Prosecutors’ General of the CIS member states could become one of the most effective forms for developing anti-threat measures. The event is planned to be held this year.
ITMCFM Director General Margarita Andronova reported on the implementation of the International Movement on Financial Security initiative.
“The goal of the Movement is to bring together like-minded school and university students, teachers and experts to ensure financial security at the individual, organizational, state and global financial level,” - emphasized the speaker.
In addition, the ITMCFM director noted the important contribution of the EAG member states to the Movement and the International Olympiad on Financial Security. This year the Olympiad stages are being held on Sodruzhestvo platform for the first time.
The work of the Plenary session will continue on May 31 in a closed format.
Photo: Rosfinmonitoring Press service
