Egypt, US discuss combating money laundering, terrorist financing
Ahmed Saeed Hussein Khalil, the Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Combating Unit,
had talks on Thursday with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Director, Kenneth A. Blanco, and his accompanying delegation on means of
combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
The meeting was also attended by Prosecutor General
Nabil Sadeq and Head of the Central Auditing Agency Hesham Badawi.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the
high-profile delegation's visit to the United States.
The delegation included Investment and International
Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr.
In a statement, the Investment and International
Cooperation Ministry said that the Egyptian delegation had talks with leaders
of the US Justice Department and the World Bank during the visit to Washington.
The delegation had a meeting with the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network on means of strengthening bilateral cooperation in
combating money laundering, illegal immigration and terrorist financing, the
statement added.
