4.13 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan priority risks in support of the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment”. The project is supported by ExB contributions of Germany, Liechtenstein and the United States. From 24 to 27 April, the PCUz supported the participation of representatives of the FIU of Uzbekistan at the FATF joint Experts Meeting and a following workshop on sharing experiences in conducting country risk assessments, both held in Moscow. The meeting gathered representatives of FATF and FATF-style regional organization representatives to discuss latest trends and AML/CFT based on different international practices. The discussions were focused on financing of recruitment to terrorist activities, the issue of beneficial ownership and international co-operation. The risk assessment workshop addressed countries’ experience in conducting NRA. From 18 to 23 June, the PCUz supported the participation of five representatives of the FIU of Uzbekistan, Central Bank, Presidential Administration and National Security Service in the Plenary Meeting of the FATF held in Valencia, Spain. This regular event gathers representatives of FATF member countries and members of FATF-style regional bodies to discuss latest trends of money laundering and terrorism financing, counter-measures and the progress countries have made. The support was provided in the framework of the project “Support to Uzbekistan in combating money laundering and countering financing of terrorism”. On 23 and 24 October, the PCUz organized a training event on National Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment in Tashkent for financial sector representatives and other stakeholders involved in implementation of the AML/CFT regime in Uzbekistan. The training was delivered by three international experts and focused on collection and analysis of data from financial institutions and identification and analysis of national risks in financial sectors. It was attended by more than 70 participants representing both government and the private sector. Participants shared and discussed experiences of implementing NRA in the OSCE area. From 11 to 15 December, the PCUz organized a regional seminar in Tashkent for expert evaluators of member countries of the EAG. The event was organized jointly with the Eurasian Group and Uzbek FIU and provided training for 60 representatives of governmental agencies from the EAG member countries Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The training course featured interactive and practical learning modules on how to evaluate a country’s compliance with the FATF 40 recommendations. It was 132 conducted by international experts on AML/CFT from the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring. Cross-Border Co-operation in Criminal Matters From 19 to 21 September, the PCUz, jointly with TNTD/ BSMU organized an interactive training course in Tashkent on identification of potential FTFs for 27 border and security officers from Uzbekistan. The training course was delivered by members of the OSCE Mobile Training Team from Bulgaria, Georgia, Poland and Ukraine. Experts from the OSCE, INTERPOL, Partnership for Peace Consortium, Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and CSTO shared their knowledge and expertise. The course included discussions on international, regional and national legal frameworks, effective use of databases, detection of forged travel documents, risk analysis and management, behavioural indicators and table top exercises. The training was part of the PCUz project on “Supporting the Republic of Uzbekistan in the fight against terrorism” that is focused on providing assistance to national law enforcement agencies and relevant institutions from the non-governmental sector in improving the capabilities of practitioners to effectively respond to terrorism-related threats in compliance with OSCE human rights and the rule of law commitments. Counter-Terrorism & P/C VERLT On 18 April, the PCUz organized an expert meeting in Tashkent to discuss issues related to the development of an online web-portal. The main objective is to reduce the appeal of terrorism and mitigate the risks of using the internet and social media as a new means of communication of violent radical or extremist ideologies and terrorist recruitment. The meeting brought together 15 participants from local law enforcement agencies, civil society, and religious entities, as well as two experts from Russia and Kazakhstan. Participants discussed key aspects of developing an informational webportal with interactive features that would contain advocacy materials accessible to the public. The web-portal can be used as a resource and a tool by individuals, policymakers, educators, community-based and other non-governmental organizations, and families and parents to prevent and counter violent extremism and limit the pool of potential recruits. The event took place as part of the project entitled “Providing Support to the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Fight against Terrorism”. From 22 to 24 May, the PCUz facilitated the participation of a delegation from Uzbekistan at the UNSCR 1540 (2004) National Action Plan (NAP) Implementation Review Meeting organized by the United Nations Regional Centre