A delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Anti-Money Laundering Committee, headed by its chairman, Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, who is also the UAE Central Bank Governor, left Abu Dhabi yesterday for Rome at the beginning of a tour of Europe which will also take them to Spain, Portugal, France and Britain, the UAE news agency "WAM" reported. A statement issued today by the Central Bank said the tour was part of the interaction and sharing of experience on combating money-laundering and terror-financing, adding that it also seeks to provide opportunity for meeting with the authorities of those countries to draft a common strategy to combat money-laundering and terror- financing. The statement said the tour also reflects the UAE's serious approach to the issue of money-laundering and terror-financing, adding that the tour was very important as it would provide the opportunity for face-to-face meetings with authorities of friendly countries to reach common agreement and find common mechanisms of cooperation to face finance-related crimes which, in most cases, are internationally connected.
