On 18 September 2026, Acting Head of ARMA Yaroslava Maksymenko held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic ofBulgaria to Ukraine Zlatin Krastev.

The parties discussed cooperation in the areas of tracing, finding, management, confiscation and recovery of assets linked to criminal offences.

The basis for cooperation is the international agreement between ARMA and theCommission for Anti-Corruption and Illegal Assets Forfeiture of the Republic ofBulgaria, signed on 1 July 2025. It provides for information exchange andcooperation between the competent authorities of the two states.

The Bulgarian experience in managing seized and confiscated assets was alsodiscussed. Of interest to ARMA is Bulgaria’s experience in the digital accounting ofseized assets and the operation of the relevant electronic Register of Seized Assets.

Crypto-assets were a separate area of discussion – their finding, tracing andmanagement, including transaction analysis, seizure, transfer for management andsale. The parties expressed interest in further consultations and the exchange ofpractical experience in this area.

“The cross-border nature of assets linked to criminal offences requires professionalcooperation between states. Ukraine and Bulgaria have a legal framework for suchcooperation, which is important to fill with practical content”, Acting Head ofARMA Yaroslava Maksymenko said.

The parties agreed to continue the professional dialogue, deepen cooperation and useexisting mechanisms of international cooperation, including within CARIN andBAMIN.