NCTC Vice-Chairman Meets US Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes

HE Major General Dr. Nasser Saeed Al-Hajri, Vice-Chairman of the National Counter Terrorism Committee, met on September 21, at the National Counter Terrorism Committee headquarters, with Mr. Jesse Baker, US Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Asia and the Middle East in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. During the meeting, they discussed joint efforts between the two countries in the field of combating terrorism, its financing, and money laundering, in addition to other regional issues of common interest. 
HE Major General Dr. Nasser Saeed Al-Hajri stressed that greater international cooperation and coordination is required in the fight against terrorism, giving priority to issues related to countering terrorism and the financing of terrorists and terrorist organizations, as well as cross-border crimes.
At the end of the meeting, the US side thanked the State of Qatar for its efforts and cooperation with the US Treasury, underscoring the importance of enhancing means of cooperation between the two sides.