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5/5/2020

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson of Secretary Lew’s Calls with Eurogroup President and Finance Minister of the Netherlands Jeroe…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Press Center

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson of Secretary Lew’s Calls with Eurogroup
President and Finance Minister of the Netherlands Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Italian
Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, and French Finance Minister Michel Sapin
6/30/2015

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew spoke separately by telephone today with Eurogroup President and Finance Minister of the Netherlands Jeroen
Dijsselbloem, Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, and French Finance Minister Michel Sapin on the evolving situation in Greece.
In his calls, Secretary Lew noted that the United States is closely following the situation in Greece and underscored that it is in the best interests of all parties and the
global economy for Greece and its creditors to continue to work toward a solution that puts Greece on a path toward reform and recovery within the Eurozone.
Secretary Lew underscored that the work involve a discussion of commitments to further reforms in Greece and a path to debt sustainability with an eye toward a
pragmatic compromise. He also noted the importance of taking continued necessary steps to maintain financial stability. Secretary Lew noted that he would like to
stay in close touch in the following days.
Secretary Lew as well as senior officials at Treasury have been in regular communication with senior Greek and European officials this week and over the course of
the last several weeks to discuss the ongoing situation in Greece.

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