TASHKENT, December 23 (RIA Novosti) - Representatives of law enforcement agencies and banks of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states are discussing the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism in Uzbekistan's capital Friday.

Executive Director of the SCO Regional Counter-Terrorism Structure Vyacheslav Kasymov said terrorist organizations were attracting and using major funds from various sources and applying new technologies in committing crimes.

He said SCO law enforcement bodies should prevent terrorist attempts at using banking systems and charity funds for their crimes.