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P 241248Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY NICOSIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8678
INFO RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY
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UNCLAS NICOSIA 000201 
 
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SENSITIVE 
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STATE FOR ISN, T, IO,NEA/IR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KNNP IR PREL PARM CY
SUBJECT: CYPRUS: FINCEN IRAN ADVISORY 
 
REF: STATE 29398 
 
(SBU) On March 22, reftel information was provided to Eva 
Papakyriakou, head of the Cypriot FIU - MOKAS.  She advised 
that MOKAS had issued a circular to all financial 
institutions, accountants and lawyers dated November 2 based 
on FATF's October findings regarding Iran, and will issue an 
update to include the additional banks named in the latest 
FATF release. Papakyriakou noted with pride that Cyprus was 
one of the first countries to implement the FATF guidelines 
on Iran and that, as a member of the European Council, EU and 
MONEYVAL, Cyprus routinely implements all FATF 
recommendations. 
SCHLICHER