Russia and Uzbekistan sign agreement on technical assistance cooperation in AML/CFT in Moscow (Russia) on October 5

The agreement was signed by the Head of the Department on Combating Fiscal & Foreign Currency Crimes and Money Laundering under the Uzbekistani General Prosecutor’s Office Mr. Zohkhid Dusanov and the General Director of the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) Mr. Alexandr Batalov.

In the framework of the signed agreement, the ITMCFM will provide the Uzbekistani FIU with technical and advisory assistance for harmonizing the national AML/CFT legislation of Uzbekistan, enhancing the effectiveness of the FIU activities and creating an IT-system for collecting, storing, and processing data.

The staff of the Uzbekistani competent authorities will also receive AML/CFT training in the ITMCFM.