YEREVAN, May 26. /TASS/. Armenia and the United States signed the framework agreement on mining and processing of critical mineral and rare-earth metals.

"The framework memorandum on mining and processing of critical minerals and rare-earth metals is signed between Armenia and the United States," as announced during the ceremony.

The document was signed by Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio currently visiting Yerevan. Local TV channels streamed the ceremony.