Date : 8/19/2021 1:03:01 PM
From : "IMMR"
To : "michalko@justice.gov.il"
Subject : Subject: Re: MOU
Attachment : MoU eng.pdf;MoU az.pdf;


 



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Subject:

Re: MOU

Date:

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:09:23 +0400

From:

AZEFMS-ICD <azefms-icd@egmont.org>

To:

IMPA <impa@egmont.org>



Dear colleagues,

Please find attached signed by our head of FIU copies of the MoU. Look forward to receiving back the signed by your head of FIU finalized copies.

Please indicate the date of signature as well.


Regards,

FIU Azerbaijan

On 12.08.2021 20:11, IMPA wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for your response and for accepting our suggested changes.
We are ready to move ahead with signing the MOU.

I have re-attached the copy which you sent us with Mr. Najaf appearing on the left column. We are happy to go ahead with signing this version, and think it is preferable that we sign one identical document as opposed to two differing versions. Please note that I have removed the yellow highlighted mark from the word "date".

We will be very pleased if Mr. Najaf can please add his signature along with the date, and then scan and send to us via the ESW. Dr. Shlomit Wagman will then add her signature and date, and we will scan and send back to you via the ESW. This way each of us will hold a copy of the MOU with the signatures from both heads of FIU.

Thank you very much for all your hard work going into finalizing this MOU between us.

Kind regards,
Ilanit

On 11/08/2021 15:22, AZEFMS-ICD wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached final version of memorandum. We have accepted all your final edits and made changes only to Mr. Najaf position. Please also let us know if for the signature you will need your alternat copy of agreement as well. We have attached both versions.

After your final confirmation, we will send you Azerbaijani copy of the agreement.

Regards,

FIU Azerbaijan

On 04.08.2021 22:32, IMPA wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

We hope this email finds you well.

We understand that unfortunately the Azerbaijan delegation to Israel which was to include the head of Azerbaijan FIU, Mr. Rovshan Najaf, had to be postponed.
We wish to inquire whether new dates have been agreed on?

In the event that the delegation has yet to be rescheduled, we propose moving ahead with signing the MOU via the ESW so as to not further the delay its finalization.
If this is agreeable to you, we will send you via the ESA a copy of the MOU with Dr. Shlomit Wagman's signature on it, and will appreciate if you could print it out, add Mr. Rovshan Najaf's signature, and send back to us.

I have attached the most recent draft, which still includes some minor edits for your approval.

Regardless, we are very hopeful that the Azerbaijani delegation will be able to come to Israel soon, and when that happens Dr. Shlomit will be more than happy to meet face-to-face with Mr. Rovshan Najaf.

Kind Regards,
Ilanit


On 13/05/2021 13:10, IMPA wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

We hope you have had an enjoyable Holiday break.

We are very pleased to hear that the head of Azerbaijan FIU, Mr. Rovshan Najaf, is likely to be part of the delegation to Israel planned for the end of the month.
We are sure that this will be a very fruitful trip and that Mr. Najaf will greatly enjoy his time in Israel.

We will certainly be very happy to arrange for a signing ceremony in person between the heads of FIUs.
Please provide us with times for when it might be possible to arrange for the signing ceremony, and the location that Mr. Najaf will be at at that time.

However, we should note that unfortunately at the moment the security situation in Israel has deteriorated. We hope that things will calm down very quickly.
Still, in the event that the delegation's trip is postponed as a result, we are open to whatever proposal you may have for moving forward with signing the MOU.

Either way we hope that we will be able to hold a face to face meeting with Mr. Najaf in Israel soon.

Kind regards,
Ilanit


On 08/05/2021 12:41, AZEFMS-ICD wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

We were informed today that head of Azerbaijan FIU, who's holding at the same time position of Deputy Minister of Economy of Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Rovshan Najaf  most likely will be travelling as a part of official delegation headed by the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan to Israel at the end of this month.

Herewith, we are wondering, in case if the mission will take place, will it be possible to arrange the meeting between the heads of our FIUs for signing ceremony of the memorandum.

Please also kindly note, that our office will be closed from tomorrow to 16th of May for holidays, in case if you have additional questions in this, you may send email to narmina.safarova@fiu.az ( Head of International Relations).

Kind Regards,

FIU Azerbaijan

On 03.05.2021 15:13, IMPA wrote:

Dear Colleagues,
We are very pleased to be moving forward with the signing of the MOU, and appreciate all your efforts to that end.

We have attached the MOU with several minor editorial changes – please let us know that these are approved by you.

Thank you for your inquiry into the Hebrew version of the text – it is intentional, and we will not be translating the MOU to Hebrew. The only texts will be the English and Azerbaijani, with the English prevailing in the case of divergent interpretations.

We would like to propose a date for the official signing of the MOU – is Thursday, May 13, 2021 a possibility for you? (We have included the date in the editorial changes, attached)

Thank you and kind regards,
Ilanit


On 28/04/2021 15:35, AZEFMS-ICD wrote:

Dear colleagues

We are positive about the proposed format. Please find attached the versions to be signed and sent to us. Please check it to see we are on the page with the text. Please note that you didn't indicate Hebrew as a language of the text, we have there only English and Azerbaijani as it is now. We want to make sure it is intentional and not a mistake.

Please send the similar texts for us to consider for signing and sending back to IMPA.

When we have all texts ready and sorted out we could agree on the official date of signing.

Regards,

FIU Azerbaijan

On 20.04.2021 21:00, IMPA wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

We are very glad to hear the draft is approved and that we can move ahead with signing.

The Head of IMPA, Dr. Shlomit Wagman will be signing on behalf of IMPA.

We suggest sharing signed copies of the MOU through the ESW, which in our experience has proven to be successful.
Thus, we will send you a copy of the MOU with Dr. Wagman signature, and will be happy if you could print it out and then add the signature of the person signing on behalf of your FIU, and send us back a copy with both signatures.

If in addition you require an original copy of the signed MOU we can arrange to send it to you through the diplomatic channel.

If this is acceptable to you we will be happy to finalize the particular date for the signature.

Kind regards,
Ilanit

On 08/04/2021 15:55, AZEFMS-ICD wrote:

Dear colleagues,


We confirm receiving the final draft.

There are some questions we want to clarify:

1. Who is going to sign it on behalf of IMPA as for today?

2. In which format and channel do you suggest to sign it?


Regards,

FIU Azerbaijan

On 07.04.2021 15:01, IMPA wrote:

Dear colleagues,

Following our last email, we just wanted to confirm that you received the clean final draft.

If you approve, we are ready to sign.

Best regards,

Ilanit.

On 01/03/2021 12:58, IMPA wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

We thank you for your reply and for approving all of our suggested comments.

Attached is a clean final draft which we are ready to sign with you.

We greatly look forward to this new step in our relations and are confident it will bring much welcomed cooperation.

Kindest Regards,
Ilanit




On 18/02/2021 14:12, AZEFMS-ICD wrote:

Dear colleagues,

We have reviewed your proposed amendments and comments and in general do not have any objections.

Once we finalize the process further steps could be taken. In this regard, please submit the final "clean" draft to move forward.


Regards,

FIU Azerbaijan

On 13.01.2021 17:38, IMPA wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

We hope you and your families are safe and healthy during these challenging times.

We thank you for reestablishing communication with us for the purpose of signing of an MOU between our FIUs.

Your patience in awaiting our response is greatly appreciated, and we extend our sincere apologies for the delay.

We have gone over the draft you sent us and have added some suggested comments and edits.

We hope that you may find this new proposed draft acceptable, and if so we will be happy to move ahead with signing the MOU, which we very much look forward to.

Best Regards,
Ilanit

Ilanit Greenwald, Adv. | International Department
Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA)
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On 24/09/2020 15:46, azefms-icd wrote:

Dear collegues,

It has been a while since our last communication regarding possible signing MOU between our FIUs. We are sorry for the delay.

Please find attached a finalized standard MOU draft by our FIU, which we are ready to sign, if applicable for you.

Should you have any questions or requests, please let us know.

Regards,

FIU Azerbaijan