New Delhi: Shortly after Joe Biden postponed his trip to Australia because of debt ceiling talks in Washington, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that a Quad summit in Sydney next week would not go ahead without the US president. However, Albanese said the leaders of Australia, the United States, India and Japan would meet later this week at the G7 in Hiroshima. India and Australia are not part of the G7 grouping of seven wealthy nations – the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – but have been invited to attend the summit, which is to be held between May It is going to happen. May 19 and 21.
“There will be no meeting of the Quad leaders in Sydney next week. However, we will have discussions between the Quad leaders in Japan,” Anthony Albanese told a news conference.
He said a bilateral event in Sydney with Prime Minister Narendra Modi could still go ahead next week.
The Australian PM said, “We are in discussion with the Quad leaders today. We will make further announcements about this, but Prime Minister Modi will certainly be a welcome guest here next week.”
In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia met for a long time to establish a ‘Quad’ to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific region free from any influence amid China’s aggressive stand. Shaped the pending proposal from. behavior in the field.
Joe Biden cancels Australia leg of his Asia tour due to US debt ceiling
US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would postpone the Australia phase His Asia trip with Papua New Guinea, given the uncertainty and intense talks with the opposition Republican Party to ensure that the US does not default on its debt for the first time in history.
Biden has been forced to turn his attention to domestic politics as he works to strike a deal with Republicans later this month to prevent the US from defaulting on its debts.
“Reviving and reinvigorating our alliances and advancing partnerships like the Quad is a key priority for the president,” the White House said in an official statement.
It is critical to our ability to advance our foreign policy goals and better promote global stability and prosperity, the statement said.
“We look forward to finding other ways to engage with the leaders of Australia, the Quad, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands Forum in the coming year,” the White House said.
Japan hosted the last Quad Leaders Summit
Earlier on May 24, 2022, Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida hosted the 4th Quad Leaders’ Summit with PM Modi, Albanese and Biden, in second person. At the summit, they acknowledged the progress made by the Quad on existing commitments, including taking action on climate change, supporting regional partners in responding to the global coronavirus pandemic, such as providing more than 790 million safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines Delivering the dose involves addressing cyber. security, access to critical and emerging technologies, and cooperation on space-related applications and technologies.
They also announced Quad initiatives on health security, climate change, maritime domain awareness, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, cyber, space and infrastructure.