Rubio says Argentina and Morocco can play roles in critical‑minerals initiative but no migration deal is confirmed

Julio Vidyard of La Nacion asked what role Argentina could play in the agreement and whether the U.S. was negotiating with Argentina to accept immigrants deported from third countries. Secretary Rubio said, "we have conversations about countries willing to accept third party nationals, but we don't have any deal or anything lined up." He called Argentina a "key partner" for critical minerals because of its geology and processing expertise and noted Argentina was a featured speaker in the ministerial's first session.

On African participation, a reporter from Morocco asked how countries like Morocco would fit into the forum. Rubio described the ministerial as a U.S.‑convened global forum that any country with deposits or processing capacity could join; he said Morocco can play a key role because of deposits it can mine and an interest in investing in processing for economic development.