U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday that the United States needs a strong dollar to recover from the crisis and the stability of the dollar is important to the world.

Speaking at a press conference held in Singapore on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, Geithner said the United States bears a special responsibility to maintain the stability of the dollar.

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