Public Document: outcomes of the scientific and practical conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EAG

PUBLIC DOCUMENT outcomes of the scientific and practical conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EAG

Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) has come a long way since its establishment in 2004, and now is institutionalized as an international organization with the full involvement of all Member States in its general work.
During the last 10 years of the EAG activity, a full-grown regional system of combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) in the Eurasian region, which is also in line with international standards, has been created.

The effectiveness of a regional anti-money laundering system work is confirmed by the fact that a stable national AML/CFT systems are in place in all EAG Member States as well as the legal basis of their work and the relevant institutions. International sectorial cooperation is increasing. The status of EAG has increased in the international arena.

Eurasian Group is successfully completing the first round and will start its second round of mutual evaluations soon. The legal base of the organization as well as of the Secretariat have been formed. The EAG is in the process of forming pool of assessors. The EAG works in close cooperation with its respective Member States and Observers. Joint activities with our colleagues from other FSRBs (APG, MONEYVAL, MENAFATF, GIABA) have already became a good tradition and serve as a positive example of horizontal cooperation in the FATF family.

The EAG actively participates in FATF work, and disseminates its principles and procedures in the region. We, showing consolidated political will, reaffirm our commitment to these principles and procedures. We also reaffirm the EAG commitment to the aims and principles of the United Nations in the area of peace and security.

In this regard, the EAG Member States declare the responsibility for achieving the objectives and goals of the organization as it is set out in the Agreement on the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism of June 16, 2011 and expressed their confidence in its successful implementation.