Sec. Marco Rubio Announces Mineral Agreement with EU: We Have to Ensure That These Supplies and Minerals ‘Are Available for Our Futures’

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RUBIO: “Let me just say a few words. Thank you all for covering this. Thank you for being here. This is important. The — obviously, this shows a growing awareness and commitment throughout the world, particularly with our allies in the West and in Europe, the importance of supply chains and critical minerals to the success of our economies and to our national security, for that matter. The over-concentration of these resources, the fact that they’re dominated by just one or two places is an unacceptable risk. We need diversity in our supply chains, diversity in the places we get critical minerals. And this memorandum of understanding, which isn’t just going to be a piece of paper, it’s going to be brought to life through real actions, are going to be important for the economic vibrancy of all of our economies, the global economy, really, but also to the security of our countries.”