Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, AGSIW president, appeared on Al Arabiya to discuss U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s joint statement after meeting with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani:
Secretary Mnuchin’s visit to Doha and joint statement with Qatari finance minister is a follow-up to the U.S.-Qatar MOU signed in July. The joint statement addresses the key areas of concern on counterterrorism financing, such as charitable and money services sectors in Qatar, as well as the importance of developing a Qatari domestic designation regime comparable to internationally accepted standards. Many of the areas of concern to the USG regarding terrorism financing are similar to many, but not all, of those outlined by the quartet leading the embargo against Qatar.