World gov’t officials attend meetings on sustainable future minerals held in Riyadh

World gov’t officials attend meetings on sustainable future minerals held in Riyadh

Delegates from around the world convened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to participate in the inaugural Ministerial Roundtable on Sustainable Future Minerals.

As part of the meeting, Khalid al-Mudaifer, the Kingdom’s Vice-Minister of Mining Affairs, hopes to “establish a common framework and share best practices to ensure the reliable and responsibly sourced supply of critical minerals for the global transition to net-zero,” according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

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More than 32 ministers, government representatives and nine international organizations are participating in the Riyadh event that comes ahead of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF).

“We are convening the Ministerial Roundtable to further regional collaboration on the sustainable development of the mining and minerals industry,” said the Saudi official.

Among those attending the closed-door meeting are ministers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen, as well as high-level delegates from Algeria, Australia, China, France, Japan, Palestine, Pakistan, Mauritania, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, UK, and the US.

According to SPA report, discussions were held to mine valuable minerals following “responsible sourcing” as outlined by Environmental, Social & Governance