Jakarta, June 17 -- The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry underscored that critical minerals will serve as a primary determinant of future global economic competitiveness-necessitating optimal, sustainable, and value-added resource management by Indonesia.

"Critical minerals will be one of the main determinants of global economic competitiveness in the future," the ministry's Director of Mineral Business Development, Cecep Mochammad Yasin, stated during a discussion in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He noted that the global energy and mineral landscape is undergoing a highly dynamic transformation, heavily influenced by geopolitical tensions, global supply chain disruptions, climate change, and an accelerating energy transition.

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