The National Agency of Ukraine for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) continues to strengthen its international cooperation with leading foreign institutions in the field of asset finding and recovery. As part of these efforts, ARMA held an online meeting with representatives of Økokrim— The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime. Økokrim is both a centralized police unit and a prosecution authority, specializing in financial crime, corruption, money laundering, and environmental offenses.
ARMA was represented by Vladyslav Zhornytskyi, Head of the Department of International Cooperation and European Integration, and Mykyta Dronov, Acting Head of the Analysis and International Organizations Cooperation Section.
During the meeting, the parties identified key areas for potential cooperation, with particular emphasis on the find of assets located abroad. Special attention was given to the possibility of establishing a prompt and effective exchange of information between the competent authorities of Ukraine and Norway.
The Norwegian side expressed interest in continuing professional dialogue and exploring the possibility of formalizing cooperation by signing a bilateral agreement between ARMA and Økokrim.
It is worth noting that in 2024, ARMA has already signed seven international interagency agreements with the competent authorities of Malta, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Libya, and Poland.