Deputy Minister of Justice, Abdul Ymeri and the Chief Executive of the Agency for the Management of Confiscated or Sequestrated Assets (AMSCA), Rahim Rama, today hosted in a meeting the Director of the US Treasury Office for Technical Assistance, Carol Kelley and Gary Hyde, Senior Advisor for Economic Crimes.

The purpose of this visit was the assessment of the project and the assistance provided by the US Treasury Office of Technical Assistance to support the Agency for the Management of Confiscated or Sequestrated Assets.

Deputy Minister, Ymeri, said that cooperation and exchange of experiences is very important in setting up the agency and hopes that with the help of donors, the agency will function in the best way possible.

The Chief Executive of the Agency, Rahim Rama, presented the agency’s achievements within a year of work. On this occasion, he thanked, the US Treasury Office of Technical Assistance for assisting this Agency. "We have exchanged ideas and different experiences, which have helped us in our work. We have a very good cooperation with the US Embassy who have offered us support through experts of this field, while we have attended a lot of trainings in this regard. Moreover, we have received a positive assessment of the work of the Agency from the European Commission" said Rama. 

Representatives of the US Treasury Office of Technical Assistance said they are pleased with the progress made by the Agency for the Management of Confiscated or Sequestrated Assets, and presented the experiences of their country regarding the management of confiscated assets.

Regarding the cooperation with other institutions, Rama said they have a good and effective coordination and cooperation with all the institutions related to the work of this agency. Speaking about this cooperation, he emphasized that the agency does the management of only those assets which are in legal circulation, including assets that are within the territory of the country. Meanwhile, he announced that the Agency for the Management of Sequestrated Assets has the observer role in the Karin international network.