The nature of this is not trivial, especially given the strained relationship between the US and the EU. In recent times, the US has created significant economic and trade challenges for the EU, and these tensions persist.
Representatives from the US and EU sign the agreement.
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Given the clearly strained relationship between the two sides, the fact that they were able to cooperate on securing the supply of metals and minerals vital to their respective economies suggests that reason prevailed over emotion.
Reason dictated to both sides that only through alliance and cooperation could they ensure they would no longer be dependent on the supply of one or a few current partners who hold a de facto monopoly on the supply of metals and strategically important minerals worldwide .
With the signed agreement and the intention to establish a strategic partnership specializing in critical metals and minerals, the US and the EU aim to coordinate actions to break the monopolies of a few other partners, build their own stable supply chains, jointly research, exploit, and process, as well as jointly stockpile metals and minerals of strategic importance to the economies of both sides.
The pressing circumstances and the immediate practical interests, as well as the long-term strategies related to strategic metals and minerals, have forced the US and the EU to set aside their differences and work together. Because they need each other, they must cooperate in this way.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lien-ket-vi-ly-tri-185260426195415895.htm
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