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5/5/2020

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson of Secretary Lew's Meeting with European Commission Vice President for the Euro and Social Di…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson of Secretary Lew's Meeting with European
Commission Vice President for the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis and
European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation, and Customs
Pierre Moscovic
10/10/2015
LIMA – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew met yesterday and today with European Commission Vice President for the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis and European
Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation, and Customs Pierre Moscovici on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the
World Bank Group.
Secretary Lew began by offering his support for all efforts to prevent further hardship in the migrant crisis through a comprehensive European response.
Secretary Lew highlighted the importance of continued cooperation and reforms to boost economic stability and growth in Greece and Ukraine. He stated that Treasury will continue to
urge Europe to meet its commitment to provide meaningful debt relief to Greece. He further emphasized that the Greek authorities must continue to implement necessary reforms and
that the IMF should remain engaged with all parties.
Secretary Lew added that the United States supports Ukraine’s reform implementation and debt restructuring agreement. Secretary Lew thanked Vice President Dombrovskis and
Commissioner Moscovici for the European Commission’s leadership in taking actions to help boost Ukraine’s winter gas storage, which is an important goal shared by the United States.
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