HP-1114: Statement by Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt <script type="text/javascript"> var wmNotice = "UNT Web Archive - External links, forms, and search boxes may not function within this collection. Url: http://treasury.gov/press/releases/hp1114.htm time: 6:43:42 Jan 09, 2009"; var wmHideNotice = "hide"; var contextRoot = "https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/js/disclaim.js"></script> <br>on Telephone Conversation with <br>Georgian Prime Minister Gurgenidze



	August 14, 2008 HP-1114 Statement by Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt on Telephone Conversation with Georgian Prime Minister Gurgenidze Washington – Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert M. Kimmitt issued the following statement on his telephone conversation with Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze: "Earlier today, I telephoned Prime Minister Gurgenidze to express the United States' continuing support for the democratically-elected government of Georgia and to reiterate our willingness to join other countries to support deeper engagement by the International Financial Institutions to assist Georgia's economy. Prime Minister Gurgenidze updated me on Georgia's economy and I noted that the Treasury Department continues to believe Georgia's sound macroeconomic and fiscal policies – as well as its excellent progress transitioning to a market economy – make it well-placed to weather the current crisis."