The US, Marco Rubio and Kestutis Budrys sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on critical raw materials at the US Department of State in Washington

Sep 17, 2026

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US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) shake hands after signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) sign a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) sign a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) sign a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) sign a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) speaks before signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx
US and Lithuania sign Critical Minerals Framework MOU WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys (L) stand after signing a Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding during a signing ceremony in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 2026. Mehmet Eser Anadolu District of Columbia United States. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMehmetxEserx

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