G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues

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G20 foreign ministers concluded their Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged members to strengthen critical-mineral supply chains and strategic trade routes, citing shared concerns about supply security and freedom of navigation.

As Washington seeks to loosen China’s dominance over critical minerals, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged other members of the Group of 20 (G20) to strengthen supply chains and secure strategic trade routes as the group’s foreign ministers’ meeting drew to a close in Atlanta on Saturday. Rubio said there was a “universal recognition” among the G20 members over the importance of issues like critical minerals, supply chain security and freedom of navigation. “The first step is at least some...