OSCE holds regional seminar in Ashgabat on combating financing of terrorism
By Trend
Representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan participated in an OSCE-supported regional seminar
“Combating financing of terrorism: best practices within the OSCE
region” in Ashgabat, the OSCE said in a message.
The seminar organized by the OSCE Center in Ashgabat aimed to share
international standards and best practices in the area of combating
the financing of terrorism.
The participants also discussed further strengthening of
international and interagency cooperation among the relevant state
authorities.
Experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
presented their countries’ experiences in combating the financing
of terrorism and foreign terrorist fighters, highlighting the
importance of the relevant legislative framework and of conducting
national risk assessments related to the financing of
terrorism.
The participants also shared best practices in interagency
interaction in the detection of cases of the financing of terrorism
and foreign terrorist fighters and stressed the role of
international cooperation in the detection of transboundary
financial flows.
“The OSCE calls on its participating states to apply a coordinated
approach to combating terrorism at all levels while promoting
interagency and interstate cooperation as well as interaction with
relevant international and regional organizations,” said Natalya
Drozd, head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat.
An international expert touched upon the distribution schemes to finance terrorism and foreign terrorist fighters and best practices in the detection of transboundary financial flows.
The seminar also addressed analytical methods to detect
suspicious transactions and funding sources in the area of the
financing of foreign terrorist fighters.
During the practical exercises, participants worked in groups to
review cases related to the investigation of terrorist financing
cases by financial and criminal intelligence units.
---
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz