A senior US Treasury Department official traveled to Türkiye this week to discuss sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said.
Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg traveled to Ankara and Istanbul from Monday through Wednesday, where she met with counterparts including officials from the ministries of finance and foreign affairs as well as representatives in the private financial and commercial sectors, according to a statement.
The Treasury said the meetings "affirmed the importance of close partnership" between the United States and Türkiye in addressing the risks caused by sanctions evasion.
"During her meetings, Assistant Secretary Rosenberg covered a range of topics, including the sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia by a broad coalition of over 30 countries, energy security, anti-money laundering policy, and countering the financing of terrorism," the Treasury said.
Treasury and State Department officials engaged in talks with Turkish compliance officials, financial professionals, and government counterparts, it added, Reuters reported.
US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo also traveled to Türkiye in June to discuss the invasion and the enforcement of sanctions imposed on Moscow.
