Washington DC, Feb. 4 -- US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday highlighted the irrefutable importance of critical minerals during his remarks at the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial being hosted by the United States.

The US VP recalled the operation in Venezuela and his conversation with US President Trump on the importance of access to oil and gas for the global economy.

"As much as we talk about the modern and digital economy, President (Trump) said something very important that should inform how we think about the future of growth- as much as data centres, technology and all the in credible things we are working on matter, fundamentally you still have an economy that runs on real things. There is no realer thing than oil- an...