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OSCE regional seminar in Turkmenistan addresses best practices in combating financing of terrorism

Summary

Representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in an OSCE-supported two-day regional seminar “Combatting financing of terrorism: best practices within the OSCE region”. The event concluded in Ashgabat on 18 September 2018.

The seminar organised by the Centre 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 co-operation between relevant state authorities.

National experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan presented their countries’ experiences in combating the financing of terrorism and the financing of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), highlighting the importance of the relevant legislative framework and of conducting national risk assessments. They also shared best practices in inter-agency interaction in the detection of the financing of terrorism and FTFs and stressed the role of international co-operation in the detection of transboundary financial flows.

The seminar was facilitated by an international expert from Lithuania who elaborated on the assessment of risks related to financing of terrorism and other methods of detection and suppression of terrorist financing channels. The expert also touched upon the distribution schemes to finance terrorism and FTFs 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 FTFs.

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.