Seoul, Sep 30 (IANS) North Korea has been removed as an observer of a regional anti-money laundering group due to its lack of engagement and failure to fulfill obligations, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Monday.
The unanimous decision was made at the 26th general assembly of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), held in the United Arab Emirates last Tuesday, the ministry said in a press release, Yonhap news agency reported.
The APG, formed in 1997, is an intergovernmental body committed to effectively implementing international standards against money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Currently, the APG consists of 42 member states, including the U.S., Japan and China. South Korea joined the group in 1998.
North Korea obtained the APG observer position in July 2014.
The APG had warned the North that no engagement in the group would deprive the regime of its observer status, and the disqualification was endorsed by the members as the North did not even meet the minimum requirements to maintain its status.
An observer state is required to allow a visit by an APG delegation for an exchange of relevant information and cooperate with the APG to publish a regular report on the country’s implementation of anti-money laundering practices, among others.
The APG has found that North Korea has not engaged in the APG activities for the past six years and has not responded to the APG’s calls for contact.
–IANS
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