In the occasion of Sudan chairing the MENAFATF in 2013, the MENAFATF President Mr. Esam Eddin Abdul GadIr Al Zain, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice and President of the Administrative Committee for combating ML crimes in Sudan, met the MENAFATF Executive Secretary, Mr. Adel Al-Qulish, on Monday 4 February, 2013 at the Ministry of Justice headquarters in the Republic of Sudan.

During the meeting, several subjects being part of the MENAFATF 2013 work plan were discussed, especially the preparations for the 17th Plenary Meeting, to be held from 28 April to 2 May, 2013, in Khartoum, Republic of Sudan, as well as the meetings to be held in its margins i.e. FIUs forum and Mutual Evaluation and Technical Assistance & Typologies Working Groups. The meeting also covered different aspects of cooperation and support of MENAFATF activities in order to achieve the goals for which it was established.