Today, Under Secretary of State for Economic Development, Energy and Environment Jose W. Fernandez is in New York, New York, to participate in the 30.th Cobalt Congress, where he will speak about the United States foreign policy goal to expand and build secure, sustainable, and resilient critical minerals supply chains through related initiatives such as the Mineral Security Partnership (MSP) and the MSP Forum.
The MSP is a collaboration of 14 countries and the European Union, designed to catalyze public and private investment in globally responsible critical minerals supply chains. The MSP Forum is a mechanism to formalize and expand MSP engagement with mineral producing countries, to advance projects with high environmental, social, governance and labor standards and to discuss policies that contribute to diverse and resilient supply chains. Focuses on promoting.
During the Cobalt Congress, Under Secretary Fernandez met with senior business leaders and policymakers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Europe, and the United States to discuss U.S. efforts to support the U.S.-DRC-Zambia Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Will include. ) To develop an electric vehicle value chain, how can MSPs identify opportunities to pursue diverse, and secure cobalt supply chains and meet local profitability goals.
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