ISLAMABAD/PARIS – Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar,has arrived in the French capital to attend the crucial Financial ActionTask Force (FATF) meeting.
Reports in local media said Pakistani delegation led by the PPP leader helda meeting with Jean-Louis Bourlanges, President of the Foreign AffairsCommission at the French National Assembly.
Both sides exchanged views on bilateral relations including parliamentarycooperation, situation of floods, as well as regional and global issues.
Khar also extended an invitation to the president to visit Pakistan tofurther strengthen parliamentary contacts and cooperation between the twosides.
Pakistan eyes removal from FATF grey list
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Pakistan again hopes to be taken off the ‘increased monitoring list’ alsoknown as the grey list of the global money-laundering watchdog as thePlenary and Working Group Meetings set to begin.
In a statement, FATF said the first Plenary under the two-year SingaporePresidency of T. Raja Kumar will take place on October 20-21, which will beattended by delegates representing 206 members of the Global Network andobserver organizations, United Nations, World Bank, Interpol, and otherofficials.
After the discussions, FATF president Raja Kumar will address a newsconference in which he will announce Pakistan’s removal from its infamousgrey list. The removal from the grey list will help Islamabad to come cleanover deficiencies in the system to avert money laundering and terrorfinancing.
