The 41st Plenary Week of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) started in Indore (Republic of India) on November 25 and will continue until November 29.
The platform brings together delegates from EAG member countries, representatives of states and international organizations – Group observers, as well as invited guests.
The EAG Chairman, Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yury Chikhanchin opened the Plenary session by speaking at the meeting of the Working Group on Mutual Evaluations and Legal Issues. The head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of India Vivek Aggarwal, Cabinet Minister of Madhya Pradesh Government Kailash Vijayvargiya and other officials welcomed the participants.
Yury Chikhanchin thanked India for the high level of organization and the warm hospitality. The EAG head emphasized that further economic development of India and the Eurasian countries is impossible without effective measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
"The Mutual Evaluation Report of India, adopted by the FATF Plenary, confirms the systemic activities of the country's competent authorities. The high quality document is the result of India's hard work and the contribution of the FATF, EAG and APG experts. It's essential to maintain this well-established practice and apply it to prepare for the new 3rd round of EAG mutual evaluations," said Yury Chikhanchin.
During the Plenary week, meetings of specialized working groups, thematic workshops, the EAG Plenary meeting, as well as the 20th EAG anniversary award ceremony, etc. will take place. Rosfinmonitoring and ITMCFM employees will participate in the events as part of an interdepartmental delegation.
