THE
FIRST NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MEASURES AND SUPPRESSING
FINANCING OF TERRORISM
On
27- 28 March First National Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering Measures and
Suppressing Financing of Terrorism was held in Baku on the basis of the relevant
programs of OSCE and UN and with their sponsorship.
Due
to the increase of drug trafficking and other serious crimes in the region, this
issue carries special significance. Receipt of proceeds from criminal activities,
laundering of those proceeds and increasing and strengthening connection of the
aforementioned offenses to financing of terrorism requires new approaches to be
adopted in order to improve the situation, prevent the above-mentioned crimes
and strengthen security of countries of the region.
Workshop
participants have mentioned in their presentations and during discussions that
it is very important to make sure that International Organizations render their
assistance to the government of Azerbaijan Republic, primarily, in the field of
comprehensive development of national legislation, development of an effective
mechanism for its enforcement and establishment of national Financial
Investigation Unit (FIU).
Furthermore,
concerns of the Government of Azerbaijan Republic have, once again, been raised
in the view of lack of its control over its territories under occupation by
Armenian armed forces, as well as spreading of serious crimes in these
territories, including but not limited to, drug trafficking, arms trading and
money laundering.
Participants
of the workshop appreciate the need for adopting measures directed towards
suppressing all types of terrorist activity and, specifically so, combat against
their sources of finance and consider appropriate to propose and submit the
following recommendations for consideration of the Government of Azerbaijan
Republic:
1.
To make sure that a comprehensive law on anti-money laundering measures
and suppressing terrorism is adopted;
2.
In order to facilitate measures against money laundering and financing of
terrorism, the issue of establishment of FIU is to be discussed;
3.
It is important to make sure that the country’s efforts to sign (RATIFY
the original Azeri version reads to “join international documents”
–TRANSLATOR) existing international documents and refine its national
legislation are continued;
4.
More attention is to be paid to the significance of strengthening of
cooperation and coordination of relationship amongst state authorities,
ministries and financial institutions working in this area;
5.
To make sure that intensive exchange of information on
international-scale changes and innovations is organized;
6.
It is important to require assistance from international organizations (OSCE,
UN and others) in the following areas:
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In development of legislative basis as well as implementation mechanism
for anti-money laundering measures and suppressing financing of terrorism;
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In carrying out a legal expertise of national legislation in order to
examine its matching the international standards;
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In providing a financial and technical assistance in setting up relevant
national authorities;
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In organizing and holding series of training seminars and workshops for
employees of the relevant national authorities
7.
The issue of compulsory declaration of physical cash transported across
the borders, which may be used for financing international terrorism, is to be
considered, without imposing any restriction;
8.
An expedient system is to be implemented in order to decrease turnover of
physical cash, combat shadow economy and facilitate transition to credit card
and other no-cash payment modes;
9.
An inter-ministerial commission is to be set up in order to develop the
basic principals of the public policy in this area and submit them to the
Government for discussion and approval.
First
National Workshop on Combating Money Laundering and
Suppressing
the Financing of Terrorism
Venue: Crescent Beach Hotel
27-28
March, 2003
Thursday, 27
March 2003
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9:00
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Opening
Session - Welcoming Remarks Welcoming
remarks by the Representative of the Government of Azerbaijan Remarks
on the Programme by Dolgor Solongo,
Economist, GPML/UNODC Remarks
by Robin Seaword, Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Baku |
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Session I: International Instruments and InstitutionsModerator:
Azeri Consultant |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Presentation
1 by Dolgor
Solongo, UN ODC ·
United Nations Conventions against
money laundering and financing of terrorism ·
Financial Action Task Force 40
recommendations on money laundering and 8 special recommendations on
financing of terrorism ·
Other international organizations and
their documents |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
Discussions
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11:15 – 11:45 |
Coffee
break & Press Conference |
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Session II: National
Law Moderator:
Azeri Consultant |
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11:45 – 11:55 |
Briefing
by Elaine Krivel,Q.C.
on the Canadian Laws |
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11:55 – 12:10 |
Briefing
by Karl Lesjak, on the Austrian Laws |
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12:10 – 12:20 |
Briefing
by Igor Barac,
on the Croatian Laws |
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12:20 – 12:30 |
Briefing
by Elchin Nasibov, Representative of the
Ministry of Justice on the relevant legal provisions in Azerbaijan |
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12:30 – 13:00 |
Questions & Discussion |
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13:00 – 14:30 |
LUNCH
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Session III:
Financial Intelligence Unit Moderator:
Azeri Consultant |
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14:30 – 15:10 |
Presentation by
Igor Barac, Deputy Head of the Croatian FIU, Anti-Money
Laundering on the
experience of developing FIU in Croatia |
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15:10 – 15:25 |
Briefing
by Fuad Aslanov, Representative of the National Bank on the
financial analysis experience in Azerbaijan |
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15:25 – 16:00 |
Questions & Discussions |
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16:00 – 16:20 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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Session IV: National
Authorities (other than FIU) Moderator:
Azeri Consultant |
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16:20 – 17:00 |
Presentation 1 by
Karl Lesjak on cooperation among Austrian national Authorities
– Federal Criminal Office, Ministry of Interior of Austria |
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17:00 – 17:10 |
Briefing by the
representative of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan on
Azerbaijan experience in dealing with money laundering and financing of
terrorism |
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17:10
– 17:25 |
Briefing by the
representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on combating money
laundering and financing of terrorism |
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17:25
– 18:00 |
Questions
& Discussion |
Friday,
28 March 2003
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Session
V: Crime Trends and Money Laundering Moderator:
Dolgor Solongo, UNODC |
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10:00 – 10:20 |
Presentation
by Azeri
Consultant on the Relation between crimes (predicate offences) in
Azerbaijan and money laundering and financing of terrorism |
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10:20 – 10:35 |
Briefing
by the Representative of the
State Customs Committee |
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10:35 – 10:50 |
Briefing
by
Elchin
Abdullayev,
Representative
of the Ministry of National Security on drugs trafficking, money
laundering and financing of terrorism |
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10:50 – 11:20 |
Questions
& Discussion |
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11:20 – 11:50 |
Coffee break |
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Session VI:
International Cooperation Moderator:
Marc Baltes, Deputy Coordinator, OSCE Economic and
Environmental Activities |
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11:50 – 12:30 |
Presentation
1 by Elaine
Krivel, Q.C., Councelor, International Criminal Operations, Canadian
Mission to the European Union ·
Mutual Legal Assistance Process ·
Example of procedures for a mutual
legal Assistance |
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12:30 – 12:40 |
Briefing by Adil
Abilov, representative of the Ministry
of Justice of Azerbaijan on the on the Mutual Legal Assistance in
Combating Money Laundering and Suppressing Financing of Terrorism
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12:40 – 12:50 |
Briefing by
the Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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12:50 – 13:10 |
Questions
and Discussions |
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13:10 – 14:40 |
LUNCH |
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Concluding
Session: Assistance Needs and Follow-up Moderator: Representative of the Government of Azerbaijan |
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14:40 – 15:10 |
Draft
Summary on the assistance needs in the country and follow-up to the
workshop – representative of the Azerbaijan Government |
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15:10 – 15:25 |
Discussion
on the assistance needs in the country and follow-up to the workshops |
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15:25 – 15:40 |
Concluding
remarks on the sessions by the OSCE Representative and Dolgor
Solongo, UNODC |
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15:40 – 16:00 |
Closing
remarks by the representative of the Azerbaijan Government |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee
break Azerbaijan
and English - Working
Languages |