Armenia and the US Advance Cooperation on Critical Minerals

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The United States and Armenia are moving from agreement to action on critical minerals and advancing implementation of the U.S.-Armenia Critical Minerals MOU.

Armenia and the US Advance Cooperation on Critical Minerals

YEREVAN, September 30. /ARKA/. The United States and Armenia are moving from agreement to action on critical minerals and advancing implementation of the U.S.-Armenia Critical Minerals MOU.

Director of Energy Supply Chains in the State Department's Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, Paul Hueper met with Armenian government, business, and civil-society partners to identify needs and opportunities for U.S. technical assistance in Armenia’s mining sector.

Together, we are building secure, diversified critical-minerals supply chains – and advancing prosperity through the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Partnership.

On May 26, 2026, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a framework memorandum in Yerevan on securing supply chains for the extraction and processing of critical minerals and rare-earth elements.

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