Quad members announce setting up of counter-terrorism working group

Following the meeting, the four ministers attended a session at the Raisina Dialogue and spoke largely about the convergence of interests of the Quad member nations

The foreign ministers of Quad countries on Friday reaffirmed the grouping’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and said they strongly supported the rule of law, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peaceful settlement of disputes, in comments seen as an oblique message to China.

After External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Australia's Penny Wong met, it was announced that a Quad working group on counter-terrorism would be established to explore measures to counter new and emerging forms of terrorism, radicalisation, and violent extremism.

The ministers vowed to work closely