Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BAKU1377
2007-11-15 11:27:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baku
Cable title:
AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 001377
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, T, EUR, AND NEA; ALSO PASS TO TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2017
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ECON IR AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
ON IRAN
REF: STATE 149648
Classified By: Acting Pol/Econ Chief David McCormick for reasons 1.4 (b
) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 001377
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, T, EUR, AND NEA; ALSO PASS TO TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2017
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ECON IR AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
ON IRAN
REF: STATE 149648
Classified By: Acting Pol/Econ Chief David McCormick for reasons 1.4 (b
) and (d).
1. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on November
02. Thanking the Ambassador for informing him about the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement and guidance on
Iran, Mammadyarov was supportive, saying that he had
encouraged the Azerbaijani parliament to support joining the
UN Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Counter Terrorist Finance
(CFT) Convention in a recent letter to parliament.
2. (C) Embassy Econoff delivered reftel talking points to
International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) Chairman Jahangir
Hajiyev on November 09 (Note - IBA is majority state-owned
and the largest bank in Azerbaijan.) Hajiyev thanked
Econoff, adding that IBA had no banking relationships with
Iran's Bank Melli (operational in Azerbaijan) or any other
Iranian banks.
3. (C) The Embassy delivered reftel talking points to the
Ministry of Finance and National Bank on November 15. Neither
entity provided substantive comment about the FATF statement
or guidance.
4. (C) The Embassy will continue to seek opportunities to
encourage the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) to take
concrete steps to follow up on the FATF's statements. We
will report any new developments septel.
LU
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, T, EUR, AND NEA; ALSO PASS TO TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2017
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ECON IR AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
ON IRAN
REF: STATE 149648
Classified By: Acting Pol/Econ Chief David McCormick for reasons 1.4 (b
) and (d).
1. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on November
02. Thanking the Ambassador for informing him about the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement and guidance on
Iran, Mammadyarov was supportive, saying that he had
encouraged the Azerbaijani parliament to support joining the
UN Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Counter Terrorist Finance
(CFT) Convention in a recent letter to parliament.
2. (C) Embassy Econoff delivered reftel talking points to
International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) Chairman Jahangir
Hajiyev on November 09 (Note - IBA is majority state-owned
and the largest bank in Azerbaijan.) Hajiyev thanked
Econoff, adding that IBA had no banking relationships with
Iran's Bank Melli (operational in Azerbaijan) or any other
Iranian banks.
3. (C) The Embassy delivered reftel talking points to the
Ministry of Finance and National Bank on November 15. Neither
entity provided substantive comment about the FATF statement
or guidance.
4. (C) The Embassy will continue to seek opportunities to
encourage the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) to take
concrete steps to follow up on the FATF's statements. We
will report any new developments septel.
LU