Economy Minister Highlights Iran’s Active Stance in Interaction with FATF
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s position in interaction with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is active, not passive, Iran’s minister of economic affairs and finance said, adding that his ministry expects the FATF to adopt a technical rather than approach in its evaluation.
Speaking on the sidelines of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism Seminar on Tuesday, Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi pointed to the situation of Iran’s membership at the FATF and added, “According to the financial and judicial reports, salient measures have been taken in the country in the field of fighting against money laundering and financing terrorism which is unprecedented.”
He added, “We expect the FATF working group to adopt a technical approach in its evaluation instead of a political approach.”
The economic experience of Iran in the determination (and blocking) of the path of financing money laundering and terrorism is an experience that has higher standards compared to many countries of the world which have adopted normal positions in the assessment of the FATF situation, the economy minister stated.
