President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Roger Wilkins confirmed, at the conclusion of his visit and a high-level delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, that FATF called on the Kingdom to apply for its membership, stressing that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is strategically an important country for the world economy, especially it is a member in the group of twenty (G20). In a press statement issued today by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Wilkins hailed the important steps taken by the Kingdom in the field of combating money laundering and financing of terrorism, noting that for these reasons, FATF believes that it is important that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia becomes one of its member countries. He further said that the FATF's high-level delegation included representatives of South Africa, Turkey and the United States of America, pointing out that the delegation received a clear commitment and full assurance from the Kingdom to meet the criteria and objectives of the Financial Action Task Force.
