Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen at a Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony on a Critical Minerals Framework and a Technology Prosperity Deal

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Elina Valtonen, Finnish Foreign Minister Washington, D.C. Colin L. Powell Treaty Room Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen at a Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony on a Critical Minerals Framework and a Technology Prosperity Deal Remarks October 29, 2026 SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for coming here. Thank you for being here in Washington. We’re excited to be here today to announce these two agreements and sign these two agreements with Finland, which is a great partner. The first one we’re going to sign is the Critical Minerals Framework, which at this point I think is self-explanatory to many people about how important that is. It’s the foundation of tech, and we’re partnering on that today, everything from semiconductors to batteries to defense systems to energy infrastructure. All of this is dependent on that, and Finland, of course, has extraordinary expertise in mining, in refining, and in processing that makes it an ideal and critical partner in the world on this topic. And then we’ll sign the Technology Prosperity Deal, which is an important milestone in our partnership on

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