The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism ( EAG ) has become the leading mechanism for anti-money laundering cooperation in the region in the 20 years since its creation. This statement was made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , as reported on the website of the Foreign Ministry.
On Sunday, August 6, the diplomat sent a letter to the chairman of the international structure, Yuri Chikhanchin . The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry congratulated him on the anniversary of the formation of the EAG.
“It is gratifying that over the past years the EAG has established itself as the leading mechanism for “anti-monopoly” cooperation in Eurasia. The high level of expertise and experience in developing non-politicized cooperation is in demand in other regions of the world as well,” Lavrov emphasized.
The Minister noted that recently Asian and Middle Eastern countries have shown increasing interest in the group’s work. The same applies to African and Latin American countries.
At the same time, the head of the Foreign Ministry wished Chikhanchin, as well as the secretariat of the international structure and all its partners, success in their further work to ensure financial security in the region.
The conference, following which the EAG was established, took place on October 6, 2004 in Moscow . Today, the group includes nine countries: the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan , China, Belarus , India , Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Earlier, financial intelligence warned about the emergence of new money-cashing schemes in the Russian Federation.