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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble call for a continuation of global and Europe…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Press Center

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and German Finance Minister Wolfgang
Schäuble call for a continuation of global and European reform efforts
7/30/2012

SYLT, GERMANY – The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in conjunction with the German Finance Ministry, today released the following
joint statement at the conclusion of Secretary Timothy Geithner’s meeting with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble:
“Timothy Geithner and Wolfgang Schäuble today met on the island of Sylt to use the informal atmosphere for an open exchange of views
on global, U.S. and European economies. They emphasized the need for ongoing international cooperation and coordination to achieve
sustainable public finances, reduce global macroeconomic imbalances, and restore growth.
“Both expressed confidence in Euro area member states’ efforts to reform and move towards greater integration. They welcomed the Irish
example of placing successfully longer term bonds last week and Portugal's continued success in meeting program commitments. They
discussed the considerable efforts undertaken by Spain and Italy, to pursue far-reaching fiscal and structural reforms. The U.S. and
Germany will continue to cooperate closely with their partners when advancing the policy agenda in autumn to further stabilize global and
European economies.
“While again stressing the need for policymakers to adopt and implement all reform steps required to deal with the financial crisis and
crisis of confidence, Secretary Geithner and Minister Schäuble also took note of statements from European leaders last week to take
whatever steps are necessary to safeguard financial stability in the Euro area.”

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