SARAJEVO, MARCH 28 (ONASA) – Representatives of the Federal Agency for the Management of Forfeited Assets together with representatives of the National Agency for the Management of Forfeited Assets from Romania (ANABI) are staying in Kiev, Ukraine from March 25-28, where they are attending the presentation of the Annual Report of the National Agency for tracing, tracking and management of assets derived from corruption and other criminal offenses (ARMA) from Ukraine.
Emir Bašić, acting within the framework of this event, which was attended by parliamentarians, government officials, representatives of Ukrainian state bodies, representatives of the diplomatic corps and international partners of ARMA, the director of the Agency presented the competences and scope of work, as well as experiences in the work of the Agency, the activities that the Agency undertakes in economic management procedures societies, as well as the most effective ways of preserving the value of confiscated property and effective handling of permanently confiscated property.
During the visit to Ukraine, which was realized within the framework of the project “Strengthening Asset Recovery Efforts in the OSCE Region” with the support of the OSCE Secretariat from Vienna and the BAMIN Secretariat, representatives of the Agency also visited the National Agency of Ukraine, where they attended the presentation of the complete confiscation process, as well as of the management of seized property by ARMA, and during the visit, best practices in management were exchanged, as well as experiences and challenges faced by both agencies in their work.
During this visit, the representatives of the Agency expressed their solidarity with the Ukrainian people by visiting the Ukrainian cities of Irpin and Buchu, where they paid tribute to the dead.
Olena Duma, the director of ARMA, once again expressed her deep gratitude to the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for making available part of the capacity of the company Emiran d.o.o. which owns the “Walter” hotel, needed to accommodate refugees from war-affected Ukraine.
An effective fight against corruption and organized crime requires a comprehensive approach and strategies that include confiscation of income and profits derived from these acts or intended for their execution.
An inevitable step in achieving this goal is the capacity to manage assets subject to confiscation. An exceptional contribution to the strengthening of these capacities is the exchange of experiences and international cooperation achieved by jurisdictions in this area.
“This visit represents another step towards strengthening regional and international partnerships in the fight against illegal activities, and represents the basis for the next steps in strengthening the capacity of the Federal Agency for the Management of Confiscated Property and more efficient management of confiscated property,” said Bašić.