Tokyo:
The QUAD summit has started in Tokyo, Japan in which PM Modi is also present. Before the meeting began, the PM addressed the QUAD nations and said that it is a privilege to be among friends in Tokyo.
In his address, PM Modi said that the QUAD members are increasing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
“Our mutual cooperation at the level of QUAD is promoting a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region which is the common purpose of all of us,” he said.
PM Modi said that in such a short span of time the QUAD group has made an important place at the world level.
“Today the scope of the QUAD has become wider and the form has become dominant. Our mutual trust, determination is giving new energy and enthusiasm to the democratic forces,” he said.
“Despite the adverse circumstances caused bythe Covid-19 pandemic, we have increased mutual coordination in many areas like vaccine delivery, climate action, supply chain resilience, disaster response, economic cooperation. It is ensuring peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific,” he said.
During the meeting, Australian PM Albany said, “My government is committed to working with your countries. The new Australian government prioritizes tackling climate change and building a more resilient Indo-Pacific region through economic, cyber, energy, health and environmental security.”
“With the Indo-Pacific reshaped, the Quad partnership is needed now more than ever. The region is looking to lead us by example.”
Apart from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are participating in the Quad Summit.
On the sidelines of the summit, PM Modi will also hold separate bilateral meetings with Biden, Kishida and Albanese.
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