US ready to help Kazakhstan in compliance with anti-Russian sanctions

The US is ready to help Kazakhstan enforce anti-Russian sanctions and minimize the economic consequences of such a policy for the country, reads a report of the US Treasury following the trip of representatives of the US Treasury and the Department of Commerce to Kazakhstan on April 23-26, Report informs.

Members of the delegation met with representatives of the government and the private sector to exchange information, outline strategic priorities and offer assistance in enforcing sanctions and minimizing the economic consequences of this for Kazakhstan, the document says.

The delegation, in particular, included Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Elizabeth Rosenberg, who is responsible for combating financial crime, and Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod, who oversees export control issues. They urged Astana to "be vigilant" and discussed "dual-use goods flows that are of greatest concern" to Washington. According to Axelrod, it is necessary to prevent the supply of "semiconductors and other electronic integrated circuits for missiles and drones" to Russia through the territory of Kazakhstan.