Armenia approves agreement to establish international center in CIS to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
YEREVAN, September 14. /ARKA/. Armenian government has approved today an agreement on establishing an international center in the CIS to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.
The agreement was elaborated by the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States member countries.
The purpose of the agreement is to stimulate cooperation between the CIS member states in the field of combating money laundering, terrorism financing, as well as to ensure transnational risk assessment and increase the level of efficiency of information cooperation.
The information obtained under the agreement may not be transferred to third parties without the consent of the providing party.
Technical, organizational and information support to the center will be provided by the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation. -0-
