Joint Ministerial Statement
Dr Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia
and Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia
NEW YORK - 15 September 2002
Australia and Indonesia to Co-Host Conference to Combat Money Laundering
and Terrorist Financing
The Foreign Ministers of Indonesia and Australia today announced
that the two countries will co-host a conference on combating money-laundering
and terrorist financing, to be held in Bali on 12 and 13 December
2002. The conference will be opened by both Ministers and will bring
together officials from countries around the Asia-Pacific Rim.
The conference will augment and contribute to existing initiatives
being undertaken by the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee and organisations
such as the Asia-Pacific Group on Money-Laundering. Indonesia and
Australia believe that the meeting will enable countries in our region
to strengthen further their individual efforts to prevent and counter
money-laundering and the financing of terrorism, particularly by identifying
capacity-building needs to meet existing and new obligations.
The co-hosting of the conference highlights the continuing commitment
of Australia and Indonesia to combat money-laundering and terrorist
financing in the region.
Media inquiries: Chris Kenny (Ministerial) +61 02 6277 7500
Local Date: Sunday, 05-Jul-2009 13:11:34 EST
