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USTR and Treasury
Call With China
Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Treasury Secretary The parties discussed the ongoing process
Steven T. Mnuchin, and Ambassador Robert of implementing the Phase One agreement
Lighthizer participated in a conference call on between the two countries that went into
May 7, 2020. They discussed economic and effect February 14. Both sides agreed that
trade issues, including the recently concluded good progress is being made on creating the
Phase One agreement. The parties shared governmental infrastructures necessary to make
updates on COVID-19 and their assessments of the agreement a success. They also agreed that
its effects on economic growth as well as the in spite of the current global health emergency,
measures their countries are taking to provide both countries fully expect to meet their
support to their economies. obligations under the agreement in a timely
manner. Meetings required by the agreement
have been conducted via conference call and will
Second G20 Extraordinary
Trade and Investment
Ministers Meeting: Remarks
of Ambassador Robert E.
Lighthizer
Thank you to the Saudi Presidency for died from COVID-19 than any other nationality.
convening this important meeting today As of this past Tuesday, May 12, the United
and for your strong leadership throughout the States counted nearly 1.4 million known COVID
year. To you we say, Ramadan Mubarak. cases, and over 84,000 deaths.
Listening carefully to the previous Addressing these matters of life and death is the
interventions, I am pleased that there is much most important priority for President Trump
in each with which we agree. This greatly and the entire U.S. government. At the same
facilitates our job of finalizing the list of time, we are fully aware that it is important to
collective actions that can be taken in response bolster the economy, at home and worldwide,
to COVID-19. as the courageous health professionals and
Of course, the U.S. response will continue to
be driven by the crisis we are facing at home.
More Americans have been infected with and
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USTR and Treasury
Call With China
Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Treasury Secretary The parties discussed the ongoing process
Steven T. Mnuchin, and Ambassador Robert of implementing the Phase One agreement
Lighthizer participated in a conference call on between the two countries that went into
May 7, 2020. They discussed economic and effect February 14. Both sides agreed that
trade issues, including the recently concluded good progress is being made on creating the
Phase One agreement. The parties shared governmental infrastructures necessary to make
updates on COVID-19 and their assessments of the agreement a success. They also agreed that
its effects on economic growth as well as the in spite of the current global health emergency,
measures their countries are taking to provide both countries fully expect to meet their
support to their economies. obligations under the agreement in a timely
manner. Meetings required by the agreement
have been conducted via conference call and will
Second G20 Extraordinary
Trade and Investment
Ministers Meeting: Remarks
of Ambassador Robert E.
Lighthizer
Thank you to the Saudi Presidency for died from COVID-19 than any other nationality.
convening this important meeting today As of this past Tuesday, May 12, the United
and for your strong leadership throughout the States counted nearly 1.4 million known COVID
year. To you we say, Ramadan Mubarak. cases, and over 84,000 deaths.
Listening carefully to the previous Addressing these matters of life and death is the
interventions, I am pleased that there is much most important priority for President Trump
in each with which we agree. This greatly and the entire U.S. government. At the same
facilitates our job of finalizing the list of time, we are fully aware that it is important to
collective actions that can be taken in response bolster the economy, at home and worldwide,
to COVID-19. as the courageous health professionals and
Of course, the U.S. response will continue to
be driven by the crisis we are facing at home.
More Americans have been infected with and
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