The Quad leaders on Saturday called for resolution of Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy while asserting that it must not be an era of war, a formulation that echoed PM Modi's position
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Quad, formally known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, is a group of four like-minded, democratic countries which include the United States of America, India, Australia, and Japan
Albanese said the leaders of Australia, the US, India and Japan would now meet at the G7 Summit in Japan this weekend
There is no plan to add new members to the Quad at this point in time, the White House has said ahead of the summit of Quad leaders in Australia later this month
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese for hosting the next Quad security summit in Sydney on May 24.
From Japan, Modi may travel to a Pacific island nation from where he will likely go to Australia for the Quad summit, it is learnt
The meeting in Sydney on May 24 will be the first time that Australia will be hosting this summit
"Two skirmishes now in over the past nine or 10 months on that border, as they continue to get pressurised by the PRC for border gains"
"The United States and India have a strong bilateral relationship, and that's including trade as well," the White House added
"The idea promoted by our American friends of ASEAN plus Quad is openly aimed at ruining East Asia Summits. In other words it means East Asia Summits minus China and Russia," Lavrov said
The Quad grouping of countries issued a joint statement opposing any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo or increase tensions in the area
"Our meeting today reaffirms the Quad's steadfast commitment to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive and resilient," a joint statement said
On Quad grouping, Blinken said he believes it is a force for good, positive, and affirmative action
The meeting, to be presided over by Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, will be attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Australia's Penny Wong
India will host a meeting of Quad foreign ministers on Friday that is expected to focus on the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of increasing Chinese assertiveness in the region
G20 foreign ministers' meeting: Apart from the main event, Delhi will also host a meeting of foreign ministers of the QUAD nations
The two leaders reaffirmed the strength of the US-India relationship, and committed to continue working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth for our two countries
The Quad -- a plurilateral framework comprising India, Australia, Japan and the US -- has announced the launch of a public campaign to improve cyber security in these four nations
The White House said progress on these objectives will enhance Quad members' national cyber capabilities, lowering the number of serious cyber incidents and improving their response capabilities