Apart from PM Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also attended the meeting organized by President Biden on Wednesday.
Quad leaders prominently discuss Russia’s military operation in Ukraine
Washington:
US President Joe Biden has said he had “constructive talks” with Quad leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the Ukraine crisis as he reiterated the commitment of the Group of Four to worldwide sovereignty and territorial integrity, including Indo-Pacific.
Apart from PM Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also attended the meeting organized by President Biden on Wednesday.
“I met with my fellow Quad leaders Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio about Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine and our commitment to sovereignty and territorial integrity around the world, including the Indo-Pacific, Biden tweeted after the meeting.
During the virtual meeting, the Quad leaders discussed Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis facing the Eastern European nation.
“The president felt it was a constructive conversation,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.
“The Quad leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region and agreed to meet in person in Tokyo later this year,” the White House said in a press release. discussion.
Psaki said President Biden suggested that members of the relevant national security teams should also follow up after the four heads of state meeting.
“He (Biden) asked members of his national security team to follow him,” Psaki told reporters.
Responding to a question on whether India’s defense ties with Russia will be discussed, she said, “But I will not go into further details about further talks.”
The quad meeting came a day after the US, Australia and Japan backed a resolution in the UN General Assembly calling for an immediate halt to Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the withdrawal of all Russian troops. India abstained from voting on Wednesday.
In November 2017, the US, India, Australia and Japan shaped the long-pending proposal to establish a four-nation quad grouping to develop a new strategy to keep important sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence. Gave. In the midst of China’s growing military presence in the strategic sector.
In March last year, Biden hosted the first summit of the Quad leaders in virtual format, followed by an in-person summit in Washington in September, for which Prime Minister Modi had traveled to the US.
The Quad is focusing on collaboration in areas such as vaccine production, connectivity projects, facilitating student mobility and promoting startup and technology collaboration.
Foreign ministers of the Quad Grouping held extensive talks in Melbourne last month.
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