Armenia and Georgia agree to jointly fight financial crimes

YEREVAN, March 7. /ARKA/. Head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee Eduard Hakobyan met with Soso Ramishvili, Head of the Investigation Service of the Georgian Ministry of Finance, within the framework of his visit to Tbilisi.

Hakobyan and Ramishvili discussed the fight against financial-economic crimes and illegal trafficking of goods, the press service of the State Revenue Committee reports.

They emphasized the importance of creating operational communication channels between the countries for quick information exchange, joint detection of risks in the field of control over crypto-assets and fight against cybercrime.

The sides spoke about the necessity of effective steps to prevent illegal financial and commercial transactions, as well as illegal movement of goods through the territories of Armenia and Georgia. The sides exchanged information on the international mechanisms applied in combating financial and economic crimes.

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