U.S. and Macau (2006)

U.S. Department of State

Daily Press Briefing

Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman
Washington, DC
March 3, 2006

1:10 p.m. EST

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QUESTION: New subject. Can you say any more about the talks with the North Koreans in New York next week? You refer us to Treasury. Treasury refers us to you. Is this going to be just about counterfeiting --

MR. ERELI: Yes.

QUESTION: -- or do they turn the page and then, say, talk about something else?

MR. ERELI: No. I can tell you why we're going to the talks. This is a -- in fact, I wouldn't even call them talks. This is a technical briefing on U.S. law, particularly the Patriot Act, related to illicit financial activity and an explanation of what the law is, what it covers, what it requires, and therefore, why we took the actions we did with respect to Banco Delta Asia. Simple. End of story.

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(The briefing was concluded at 1:40 p.m.)