The SARAS Anti-Money Laundering Department participated in the 66th Moneyval Plenary Session in Strasbourg

From 13 to 15 December this year, the SARAS Anti-Money Laundering Department participated in the 66th plenary session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures in Strasbourg, France. 
The participation of SARAS in this event is important in terms of sharing the latest news and challenges at an international level, which will contribute to the successful implementation of the guidelines of Article 19 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part and Georgia, of the other part. 

The objective of Moneyval is to establish effective anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing systems for its member countries and to ensure compliance with relevant international standards. 

During the intensive meeting, the evaluations of the fifth round of Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Slovenia were discussed, as well as issues related to the sixth round of evaluations.