Yerevan, June 27. /Mediamax/. The government of Armenia is ready to fulfill the international norms for the fight against money laundering, Simon Goddard, Adviser to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Programme against Money Laundering [UNODC-GPML], said in Yerevan today.

Addressing a seminar “Covering issues of fight against money laundering in Armenia’s governmental structures” in Yerevan today, Simon Goddard hailed the activity of the Armenian Central Bank, the Prosecutor General’s Office and other institutions, Mediamax reports.

Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian said today that the fight against money laundering requires high knowledge and an information database. He recalled that Armenia joined the international convention on the fight against money laundering in 2001. Aghvan Hovsepian said that the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Central bank are going to sign a protocol on mutual understanding which will help effectively fight money laundering.

The chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, Tigran Sarkisian, pointed out that the international community is trying to create a common field to fight money laundering and Armenia, which rapidly integrates into the international financial system, must closely cooperate with the international organizations.

“To effectively fight money laundering it’s necessary to increase the level of knowledge and skills in relevant institutions,” Tigran Sarkisian stated.

The workshop has been organized by the Central Bank of Armenia jointly with the OSCE Yerevan Office and United National Program against Money Laundering.