Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani concluded his mission in Washington, in which he participated in the Ministerial Meeting on Critical Minerals convened by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who opened the meeting together with US Vice President J.D. Vance. The event provided the opportunity for a renewed exchange of views between Minister Tajani and Secretary of State Rubio on key international issues.
The meeting, which brought together representatives from many European and non-European countries, provided the United States with an opportunity to present the reconfigured Mineral Security Partnership, which will be turned into a multilateral initiative aimed at promoting cooperation on the extraction, processing, recycling, and resilience of critical mineral supply chains, and to initiate a dialogue on investment prospects and possible joint projects.
The meeting is part of a broader international discussion on strategic supply chains and economic cooperation in the sector. Minister Tajani spoke at the first session and participated in the proceedings to represent Italy’s position. As Europe’s second-largest manufacturing company and the world’s fourth-largest exporter, Italy has long supported the need to strengthen the security and reliability of value chains. The Foreign Minister will reaffirm the strategic importance of transatlantic collaboration and close coordination with European partners – starting with Germany, as agreed between Minister Tajani and his counterpart Wadephul during the Italy-Germany Summit on January 23 – for new industrial policies to support critical raw material supply chains.
During his visit to Washington, the Minister met with the Italian-American community to launch a charitable initiative for the Southern Italian regions hit by cyclone Harry. Minister Tajani also met with a distinguished group of Italian entrepreneurs operating in the United States.
