A Training Seminar for Law Enforcement Agencies of the Kyrgyz Republic is Taking Place in Bishkek

A two-day training seminar for representatives of national law enforcement agencies is taking place in Bishkek on August 13–14, 2025.The event is organized by the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, in cooperation with the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The purpose of the seminar is to enhance the preparedness of national structures for the mutual evaluation within the framework of the EAG 3rd round, as well as to improve the application of the FATF Recommendations in the national system for combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The seminar program includes discussions on topical issues such as:

- the experience of the Republic of Kazakhstan in investigating money laundering cases and asset recovery;

- modern methods of conducting parallel financial investigations;

- adaptation of international standards into criminal legislation;

- specifics of cooperation in the format of mutual legal assistance.

The seminar, along with systematically conducted practice-oriented training activities, is an integral part of planned work and is organized in the format of theoretical sessions, roundtable discussions, and the exchange of practical experience. This format contributes to the steady strengthening of the professional capacity of the Kyrgyz Republic and to the development of international cooperation in the field of financial security.