On 3-4 April 2012 in Paris (France) the FATF held the Consultations with the private sector (Consultative Forum), which gathered the main financial institutions (credit organizations, association of insurers and professional participants of the securities market), DNFBPs (lawyers, notaries, accountants and auditors).
In accordance with the procedures of the EAG on 27-28 March 2012 a visit of EAG experts in Turkmenistan passed in order to conduct the "face to face" meetings with the representatives of the bodies of state power of the country for the subsequent preparation of a draft of the next progress report of its national AML/CFT system.
The delegation consisted of the representatives of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan on Wednesday approved ratification the agreement on the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing."
The agreement has been adopted by Parliament and sent to the President in the form of the law.
The Senate of Oliy Majlis (the upper house of the Uzbek parliament) approved the law on "Agreement on the Eurasian group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism" at the plenary session on Tuesday.