President Putin meeting Viktor Zubkov, the chairman of the financial monitoring committee.
Mr Zubkov briefed President Putin on the results of a visit to Russia by a mission of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which assessed the implementation of a federal law on fighting money laundering. The mission visited Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Novgorod. Its impression was generally positive. Russia’s permanent membership of this important international organization is under consideration.