  Armenian President signifies joint efforts in combating money laundering and financing of terrorism July 12, 2011 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received Boudewijn Verhelst, Chair of Egmont Group Financial Intelligence Units and Bronwyn Somerville, Executive Secretary who arrived in Yerevan to participate in the 19th sitting of the Group. The sitting hosts about 290 delegates from 102 country-members of Financial Intelligence Units as well as such international structures as IMF, WB and FATF. As the Presidential service reports, Serzh Sargsyan welcomed conduction of the sitting in Yerevan and highly praised the work of the structure in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism. Serzh Sargsyan thinks that these phenomena are boundless therefore require combined efforts.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |
