Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Meeting With Egmont Group Representatives
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation from Egmont Group of financial investigation entities led by group president Budwin Verhelst. They are in Armenia to attend a plenary sitting of the organization due on July 11 – 15, 2011.
Welcoming the guests, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, stated in part: “I am glad that Egmont Group has decided to hold a regular sitting in Armenia. It is a great honor for us to host numerous country delegations from across the world to discuss problems and future actions relevant to financial investigation entities. Armenia has undertaken serious steps in this direction and we are convinced that the CBA Center for Financial Monitoring meets the best global standards. Money laundering-related problems have always been kept in focus by the Armenian authorities keeping up the country’s overall standing in this area.”
Thanking Tigran Sargsyan for reception, Budwin Verhelst described his organization’s activities. He touched on the agenda of the ongoing session, including the challenges and the prospects for strengthening cross-country cooperation in the fight against money-laundering and terrorism financing, as well as the shaping of an integrated network of data exchange.
In this context, the head of government said the exchange of know-how on international and regional levels may lead to enhanced efficiency in member-State activities.
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Egmont Group (www.egmontgroup.org) was founded in 1995 in a bid to form a single platform of joint action between national financial investigation authorities of different countries in the fight against money-laundering and terrorism funding. Egmont Group has the mission of developing and applying uniform principles and a safe network of information exchange between member-State financial investigation authorities. The Group boasts some 120 member organizations all over the world.
