Turkmenistan studies Belarus' anti-money laundering practices
The visit of the Turkmen delegation to Minsk took place as part of the agreement between the Department for Financial Monitoring of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Finances of Turkmenistan on cooperation against money laundering and terrorism financing. The delegation comprised representatives of the department for financial monitoring of the Ministry of Finances and the Ministry of National Security of Turkmenistan.
While in Belarus, Turkmen financial watchdogs studied the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance practices applied by the Department for Financial Monitoring and the Department for Financial Crimes of the State Control Committee, the State Security Committee, the Interior Ministry, the General Prosecutor's Office, the Investigating Committee, the Ministry for Taxes and Duties, the National Bank.
A roundtable was attended by representatives of the Belarusian departments and the Turkmen delegation. Turkmen representatives showed keen interest in the processing of information on suspicious financial operations and investigation of money laundering and terrorism financing crimes, BelTA informs.
The Turkmen delegation informed the participants of the events on the main elements of the national anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance system.
