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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on July 10 received senior representatives of several international organizations and agencies involved in combating money laundering, terrorist financing, economic crime and sanctions enforcement.
The delegation included FATF President and UK Treasury Director for Economic Crime and Sanctions Giles Thomson, Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Egmont Group Chair Elzbieta Franko-Jaskiewicz, and senior financial intelligence officials from France, Germany, Saudi Arabia and San Marino.
Also attending were Egmont Group Executive Secretary Jerome Beaumont, MONEYVAL President and Director of San Marino’s Financial Intelligence Unit Nicola Muccioli, Egmont Group Vice Chair and head of Germany’s Financial Intelligence Unit Daniel Thelesklaf, and Egmont Group Vice Chair and head of Saudi Arabia’s Financial Intelligence Unit Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Muhanna.
During the meeting, the sides noted that Azerbaijan is hosting the Egmont Group’s annual plenary session.
Participants praised the organization of the event and the substantive discussions held during the session.
The meeting also highlighted successful cooperation between Azerbaijan and the institutions represented in the delegation.
The sides exchanged views on expanding their partnership.
It was also noted that Azerbaijan has been taking consistent measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and has achieved important progress in this area.
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