Joe Biden joined PM Modi and the Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia for the Quad meet

Tokyo:

US President Joe Biden right this moment mentioned that Quad is “not just a passing fad but it means business,” asserting that the 4 leaders of the grouping are right here to get issues executed for the area and that he’s happy with what they’re constructing collectively.

Addressing the second in-person assembly between Quad leaders, President Biden attacked Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, saying it’s attempting to extinguish a tradition.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the second in-person assembly of Quad leaders in Tokyo throughout which they exchanged views about developments within the Indo-Pacific area and international problems with mutual curiosity.

Joe Biden welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Summit and mentioned “it is wonderful to see you again in person”.

“We share the same goal of ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific that will deliver greater prosperity and greater opportunity for all of our children. I am looking forward to continuing to work with all of you and to strengthen economic cooperation to deliver inclusive growth and shared prosperity,” President Biden mentioned in his opening remarks.

“We’ve shown that Quad is not just a passing fad, we mean business. We’re here to get things done for the region, and I’m proud of what we’re building together and I look forward to our vital partnership flourishing and for many years to come,” President Biden mentioned.

He mentioned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is simply attempting to extinguish a tradition. This is greater than a European problem. It is a world problem.

On the worldwide meals safety problem within the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is without doubt one of the main exporters of wheat, the US President mentioned that the worldwide meals disaster could worsen by Russia blocking Ukraine from exporting its grains.

“As long as Russia continues war against Ukraine, the US will work with its partners,” President Biden vowed.

Addressing the Quad Summit, newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Albanese mentioned that his authorities is dedicated to working with the Quad international locations.

“My government gives priority to building a more resilient Indo-Pacific region,” Albanese, who was sworn in as Australia’s thirty first Prime Minister on Monday, mentioned.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida, who obtained all of the Quad leaders forward of the Summit right here, mentioned that the Russian invasion of Ukraine challenges the ideas enshrined within the UN Charter.

The summit is happening below the shadow of the Russia-Ukraine battle.

It can also be happening at a time when the relations between China and the Quad member international locations have change into tense, with Beijing more and more difficult democratic values and resorting to coercive commerce practices.

India, the US and several other different world powers have been speaking about the necessity to guarantee a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific within the backdrop of China’s rising navy manoeuvring within the area.

China claims almost all the disputed South China Sea, although Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all declare elements of it. Beijing has constructed synthetic islands and navy installations within the South China Sea.

On the eve of the summit, Biden on Monday launched the bold Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), which is an initiative aimed toward deeper cooperation amongst like-minded international locations in areas equivalent to clear vitality, supply-chain resilience and digital commerce.

The rollout of the IPEF is predicted to ship throughout a sign that the US is concentrated on pushing ahead a powerful financial coverage for the area to counter China’s aggressive technique on commerce within the area.

In March final yr, President Biden hosted the first-ever summit of the Quad leaders within the digital format that was adopted by an in-person summit in Washington in September. The Quad leaders additionally held a digital assembly in March.

In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia gave form to the long-pending proposal of establishing the Quad to develop a brand new technique to preserve the crucial sea routes within the Indo-Pacific freed from any affect, amidst China’s rising navy presence within the strategic area.
 

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