Affirm at the outset the importance of collaboration  and joint coordination, in enhancing the security of peoples and the security of our societies and confronting everything that would affect their stability and renaissance.

And based on the firm commitment of the UAE to combating money laundering crime within its forward-looking integrated vision of its competitive position globally, and within the framework of the directives of Lieutenant General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, the Ministry of the Interior is keen to strengthen its role in the joint integrated national action system, in which each party performs its duty according to its competence so that the result is patriotic action, sincere efforts and a cornerstone that strengthens the structure in the face of anyone who tries to tamper with the security of the homeland or encroach on the rights and property of others.

He pointed out that the process of money laundering is an attempt to collect money by illegal means, and its source is hidden and legitimized and criminals are enabled to benefit from it. Therefore, combating it is extremely important to contain many other crimes. In terms of security, it gives way to criminal and terrorist financing, economically, it leads to lower real growth rates, destabilization of the financial and banking system, and politically, it affects the view of the international community and damages the reputation of states.