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3/1/2022

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Korea First Vice Minister of Economy and Fi…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s
Meeting with Korea First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance
Eog-weon Lee
March 1, 2022

WASHINGTON - Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met with Korea First Vice
Minister of Economy and Finance Eog-weon Lee. The two a irmed the important role of the
U.S.-Korean partnership in upholding international law and security. The Deputy Secretary
welcomed the Korean governmentʼs cooperation on removing key Russian banks from the
SWIFT network and for its announcement of export controls on Russia. The United States
and Korea pledged to continue to work closely with the international community to respond
to Russiaʼs aggressive actions that violate Ukraineʼs sovereignty.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0617

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