Public Statement No. 1 of 2011

20 April, 2011

PUBLIC STATEMENT

FATF PUBLIC STATEMENT

Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 20 April, 2011 – On 25 February, 2011, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a public statement reaffirming its blacklisting of Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.  The public statement, which is reproduced below and is available in original form on the FATF website, was issued as an update to the FATF statement issued on 22 October, 2010.