On April 16, Finland joined the Pax Silica Initiative, hailing a growing geopolitical consensus that economic security is national security and national security is economic security. Finland brings to Pax Silica key capabilities in trusted technology such as advanced mobile communications, AI, and critical mineral mining and processing.
Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto signed the Pax Silica Declaration reflecting Finland’s joining Pax Silica. The United States and Finland affirmed their commitment to continue identifying opportunities to strengthen the partnership in emerging technologies and to delivering economic growth. The United States and Finland will continue their economic partnership based on trust, shared interest, and a desire for both countries to remain at the cutting edge of the global AI revolution.
The United States welcomed Finland as the fourteenth Pax Silica signatory. It joins fellow signatories Australia, India, Israel, Japan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Pax Silica is a positive-sum partnership of nations who want to remain competitive and prosperous.
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