The Belarusian delegation is
headed by the Director of the Department of Financial Monitoring of the State
Control Committee, Dmitry Zakharov.
Dmitry Zakharov took the floor
at the Plenary Session of the Forum on the issues of interagency cooperation in
the sphere of money laundering of proceeds from corruption offences. Among
other speakers at the plenary session of the Forum were Yuri Chikhanchin,
Director of Rosfinmonitoring, Nikolai Zhuravlev, Deputy Chairman of the
Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Gleb
Nikitin, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, representatives of the United
Nations, CSTO, ITMCFM, competent authorities and organisations from Russia,
Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, Madagascar and others.
The 26th meeting of the
Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units of the CIS Member States was
held in a restricted format on the margins of the Forum. The meeting was
attended by the heads of delegations of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The main issue on the agenda
is the risks of using modern digital instruments to finance terrorist
activities and measures to neutralise them. The heads of financial intelligence
units of the CIS countries discussed issues of further co-operation in the
field of ensuring financial security in the CIS. Interaction in this field is
implemented, inter alia, within the framework of the International Risk
Assessment Centre.
Round tables, panel sessions,
the International Compliance Council, the International Forum of Supervisory
Authorities are held within the framework of the international scientific and
practical forum. Belarusian representatives of government bodies and the
private sector take a very active part in all events.
Financial Investigations Department
Financial Monitoring Department
