The United States and Armenia are moving from agreements on critical minerals to practical steps, advancing the implementation of the US-Armenia Memorandum of Understanding on Critical Minerals. This is reported by the US Embassy in Armenia. "Paul Hooper, Director of the Office of Energy Supply Chains of the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs of the US Department of State, met with representatives of the Armenian government, private sector and civil society. � in order to get acquainted with the needs and opportunities of the mining sector of Armenia and to discuss the possible directions of US technical assistance. Together, we are building reliable and diversified supply chains for critical minerals, contributing to prosperity and strengthening the US-Armenia strategic partnership," the statement said.