Representatives of intelligence units- members of the “Eurasia” Egmont Regional Group discussed cooperation and nominated a Regional Representative to the Egmont Group

A virtual meeting of the “Eurasia” Egmont Regional Group was held on 16 January 2023.

The event was attended by heads and officers of financial intelligence units of the Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The participants of the event discussed the further development strategy of the “Eurasia” Regional Group in the near future. Increasing the activity of financial intelligence in the Egmont group and strengthening international cooperation have been identified as key priorities.

During the meeting the participants discussed the results of joint work on information exchange in the areas of combating drug trafficking, terrorist crimes and other serious trans-border criminal acts. 

Besides, participants unanimously decided to nominate the representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan - the First Deputy Chairman of the Financial Monitoring Agency of Kazakhstan – Mr. Gabit Sadyrbekov as the Regional Representative to the Egmont Group.

For reference: Egmont Group is an international association of financial intelligence units, supporting national programs on combating money-laundering, including expansion of information exchange in secure mode, personnel development, communication promotion using the latest technologies. At the present time Egmont Group unites FIUs of 166 jurisdictions of the world. Headquarters: Ottawa, Canada.