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Sun, 07/24/2011 - 09:52
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UNODC lauds Iran’s efforts to counter money laundering
TEHRAN, July 24 (MNA) - Iran has made great efforts in its campaign against money laundering, according to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yuri Fedotov.
During a meeting with Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Shamseddin Hosseini in Tehran on Thursday on the sidelines of the National Congress on Iran’s Anti-Money Laundering Achievements and Measures, the UNODC executive director rejected claims by certain Western powers that the Iranian government is involved in any form of money laundering.
Quite the contrary, the UN official praised Iran for teaming up with UNODC to set up a Financial Intelligence Unit that detects suspicious financial transactions and collaborates with other regional states in prosecuting offenders.
Hosseini, who is also the head of Iran’s High Council for the Prevention of Money Laundering, said the huge amount of illegal money earned by criminal organizations dealing drugs and involved in terrorism, and the consequent laundering of those proceeds, have been matters of concern for Iran. That’s why Iran has been cooperating with the United Nations to detect and bring a halt to these criminal operations, he added.
During the conference, high-ranking officials from the economy, justice, interior, and foreign ministries, as well as members of parliament, law enforcement officers, and Central Bank of Iran officials, discussed the various methods used to tackle money-laundering operations and the financing of terrorism.
At the end of the gathering, UN and Iranian officials agreed that more still needs to be done in order to put an effective anti-money laundering regime in place.
In 2008, the Iranian parliament approved an anti-money laundering bill.
In 2009, UNODC helped establish a Financial Intelligence Unit, which tracks suspicious financial transactions and trains staff to use the most effective methods to tackle money-laundering and the financing of terrorism.
UNODC has announced that it is ready to work with the Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Ministry and the Financial Intelligence Unit to enhance regional and international cooperation in efforts to counter money-laundering.
During a meeting with Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Shamseddin Hosseini in Tehran on Thursday on the sidelines of the National Congress on Iran’s Anti-Money Laundering Achievements and Measures, the UNODC executive director rejected claims by certain Western powers that the Iranian government is involved in any form of money laundering.
Quite the contrary, the UN official praised Iran for teaming up with UNODC to set up a Financial Intelligence Unit that detects suspicious financial transactions and collaborates with other regional states in prosecuting offenders.
Hosseini, who is also the head of Iran’s High Council for the Prevention of Money Laundering, said the huge amount of illegal money earned by criminal organizations dealing drugs and involved in terrorism, and the consequent laundering of those proceeds, have been matters of concern for Iran. That’s why Iran has been cooperating with the United Nations to detect and bring a halt to these criminal operations, he added.
During the conference, high-ranking officials from the economy, justice, interior, and foreign ministries, as well as members of parliament, law enforcement officers, and Central Bank of Iran officials, discussed the various methods used to tackle money-laundering operations and the financing of terrorism.
At the end of the gathering, UN and Iranian officials agreed that more still needs to be done in order to put an effective anti-money laundering regime in place.
In 2008, the Iranian parliament approved an anti-money laundering bill.
In 2009, UNODC helped establish a Financial Intelligence Unit, which tracks suspicious financial transactions and trains staff to use the most effective methods to tackle money-laundering and the financing of terrorism.
UNODC has announced that it is ready to work with the Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Ministry and the Financial Intelligence Unit to enhance regional and international cooperation in efforts to counter money-laundering.
