Financial flows are an essential component of regional integration.
Each Minister and each economy has individual interests, but many of these interests coincide. Ne all want strong and stable financial markets, domestically and internationally. In the United States, the depth and versatility of our capital markets has helped make possible the vigorous private investment which has led our ongoing recovery. The U.S. recovery was inaugurated with substantial deficit reduction and the fundamentals are being strengthened with additional deficit reduction and continued investments in education, training and other areas that will increase productivity and competitiveness. I told my colleagues that the United States will continue to work to strengthen fundamentals.