U.S. ready to help Ukraine in setting up Financial Investigation Service – Ukraine finance ministry

The relevant agreement was reached at the meeting of Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk and FinCEN Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi in the United States.

Read alsoFin. minister insists on setting up Financial Investigation Service"During the meeting, the parties discussed the current issues of the agency's interaction with Ukraine's state institutions and possible areas of future cooperation," the press service said in a statement.

Jamal El-Hindi said that FinCEN would actively monitor the establishment of the FIS in Ukraine, the only body to combat financial crimes against the state.

The ministry also reminded that agreements on training for the FIS employees had been also reached with the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and the Italian Ministry of Finance.