The Quad leaders — US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — convened a digital assembly on Wednesday the place they prominently mentioned Russia’s navy operation in Ukraine and the humanitarian disaster unfolding within the jap European nation.
US President Joe Biden had a “constructive dialog” with Quad leaders amid the quickly evolving scenario in Ukraine, the White Home stated on Thursday. The Quad leaders — US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — convened a digital assembly on Wednesday the place they prominently mentioned Russia’s navy operation in Ukraine and the humanitarian disaster unfolding within the jap European nation.
“The President felt it was a constructive dialog,” White Home Press Secretary Jen Psaki advised reporters at her day by day information convention. The Quad leaders reaffirmed their dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific area, and agreed to satisfy in particular person in Tokyo later this yr,” the White Home stated in a press launch.
“I met with my fellow Quad leaders Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio about Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine and our dedication to sovereignty and territorial integrity around the globe, together with within the Indo-Pacific,” Biden stated in a tweet after the assembly.
Biden prompt that members of the respective nationwide safety groups also needs to comply with up after the assembly of the 4 heads of state, Psaki stated. “He (Biden) requested members of their nationwide safety staff to comply with up from there,” Psaki advised reporters.
In November 2017, the US, Australia, India and Japan gave form to the long-pending proposal of establishing the four-nation Quad grouping to develop a brand new technique to hold the important sea routes within the Indo-Pacific freed from any affect, amid China’s rising navy presence within the strategic area.
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