{"id":8697,"date":"2026-02-03T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8697"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:00:34","slug":"romania-joins-international-ministerial-meeting-on-critical-minerals-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8697","title":{"rendered":"Romania joins international ministerial meeting on critical minerals in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u2019s foreign minister <strong>Oana \u021aoiu<\/strong> is taking part this week in the first ministerial-level meeting dedicated to critical minerals held in Washington, DC, as part of a working visit to the United States from February 3 to 6. The visit takes place at the invitation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE).<\/p>\n<p>Romania\u2019s delegation will attend the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial on February 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis summit aims to strengthen international cooperation to ensure secure and diversified supply chains, both at the bilateral level and between the EU and the United States,\u201d the MAE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mae.ro\/node\/68058\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Romanian ministry, discussions will focus on a strategic approach to critical minerals, with follow-up talks planned throughout the year on potential trade partnerships. These initiatives are expected to be supported by a technical working group at the level of the Romanian government, designed to facilitate strategic investments in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrengthening the economic dimension of the strategic partnership, as well as developing opportunities for joint investments, are among the Romanian Government\u2019s key objectives this year, alongside enhancing Romania\u2019s positioning as a key European player in achieving strategic autonomy in the critical field of rare minerals,\u201d reads the same press release.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian delegation is led by foreign minister Oana \u021aoiu and also includes Mihai Jurca, head of the prime minister\u2019s chancellery, and Radu Burnete, presidential adviser for economic and social policies.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: Facebook\/Ministerul Afacerilor Externe)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u2019s foreign minister Oana \u021aoiu is taking part this week in the first ministerial-level meeting dedicated to critical minerals held in Washington, DC, as part of a working visit to the United States from February 3 to 6. The visit takes place at the invitation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8697\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}