New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese for hosting the next Quad Summit in Sydney and said the meeting will help boost the efforts to ensure a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, PM Modi wrote, “Thank you Anthony Albanese for hosting the next Quad Summit in Sydney which will bolster our efforts to ensure a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. I look forward to my visit and discussions on strengthening Quad collaboration across domains to advance our positive agenda.”
The Quad leaders’ summit that is set to begin from May 24 is expected to focus on implications of the Ukraine conflict and the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific.
Notably, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office on Wednesday formally made an announcement on hosting of the Quad summit this year. It said Albanese looks forward to welcoming his Quad counterparts to Australia for the Summit.
“Quad partners are deeply invested in the success of the Indo-Pacific. Leveraging our collective strengths helps Australia advance its interests and more effectively respond to the region's needs. We are always better off when we act together with our close friends and partners," he said.
Meanwhile, the White House in a statement said that the Quad leaders will discuss how they can strengthen their cooperation on critical and emerging technologies, high-quality infrastructure, global health, climate change, maritime domain awareness, and other issues that matter to the people of the Indo-Pacific.
"On May 24, President Biden will attend the third in-person Quad leaders' summit in Sydney, Australia, with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia," the statement said.
Notably, it is for the first time that Australia will be hosting the Quad summit. "The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of four countries committed to promoting stability, resilience and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific," the statement by the Australian PMO said, adding, "Australia, India, Japan and the United States share a vision for a region that is governed by accepted rules and norms, where we all can cooperate, trade and thrive."