U.S., Lithuania sign critical minerals cooperation framework
The U.S. and Lithuania are deepening economic security ties through a new framework focused on critical minerals and supply chain resilience. The agreement links raw materials cooperation with broader industrial and defense priorities, and includes a plan to identify priority projects and mobilize financing within six months.
Highlights
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys signed a memorandum expanding critical minerals cooperation to secure supply chains essential for the modern economy and defense.
- Within six months, the U.S. and Lithuania will identify priority critical minerals projects and mobilize government and private financing for joint development.
- Lithuania's role as a leader in photonics and rigorous investment screening aligns with the framework's goal of strengthening both countries' economic security and strategic sectors.
Framework targets supply chain security
As reported by the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys sign a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding cooperation on critical minerals. The signing ceremony highlights a shared push to secure supply and processing capacity for materials seen as essential to the modern economy and national defense.Rubio says secure critical minerals supply chains are central to 21st century economic competitiveness and defense needs. He also says Lithuania and the U.S. will jointly identify priority projects and mobilize government and private sector financing for them within six months.
Rubio links the agreement to Lithuania's role in advanced industry, pointing to the country as a global leader in photonics. He says rigorous investment screening helps protect strategic sectors and supports the broader economic security agenda behind the new framework.
Partnership supports wider economic security goals
Budrys says economic security is the Lithuanian government's second foreign policy priority after hard security. He describes the partnership with the U.S. as a practical effort to build resilient and strong supply chains with a leading global partner.He says the decision follows discussions with Lithuanian businesses and reflects expectations that the framework can lead to major projects. In his remarks, Budrys adds that those projects are intended to strengthen both security and prosperity in Lithuania and the U.S.
Our earlier coverage of Rubio’s meeting with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar noted how the two sides tied trade engagement to broader diplomatic coordination and regional security initiatives. The talks highlighted Costa Rica’s leadership on sovereignty and security frameworks in the region, underscoring a bilateral agenda that extends beyond commerce into institutional stability.
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