WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release:
On Thursday, October 1, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Jonathan Burke co-hosted an in-person banking roundtable with Syrian Minister of Finance Yisr Barnieh and the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria Safwat Raslan in New York, with virtual remarks from the U.S. Presidential Envoy to Syria, Ambassador Tom Barrack.
During a full day of discussions, representatives from U.S. financial institutions and payment service providers gained greater insight into the current anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) landscape in Syria. Participants were briefed on key gaps identifie...