On 19 May, the 5th Forum of Parliamentarians of the member states of a Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) was held in Ashgabat. This was reported by an online newspaper «Turkmenistan: Golden age».

During the meeting between the Chair of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and a Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, the steps being taken to improve the activities of this system were discussed. In this context, it was noted that a major role is assigned to the programme activities of the Coordinating Interagency Working Group.

Within the framework of the forum, a meeting of the Technical Assistance Working Group of the member states of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism was held. Current aspects of the relevant activities of the member countries of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism were reviewed, and priority directions for further work were identified.

This was followed by a general meeting of the participants of International Association of Training and Methodological Centres of the member states of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism . Special attention was given to the international efforts of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism to reduce the terrorist threat, ensure transparency, reliability and security of national financial systems, as well as to measures implemented by countries of the region to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism.