United States President Joe Biden on Friday hosted the first in-person summit of the member countries of the Quad grouping , of which India...
United States President Joe Biden on Friday hosted the first in-person summit of the member countries of the Quad grouping, of which India, Australia and Japan are also a part.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga, Australia’s Scott Morrison and Biden discussed the Covid-19 situation in the world, climate change, and the crisis in Afghanistan, among other matters during the meeting.
“Our four nations met for the first time after the 2004 Tsunami to help the Indo-Pacific region,” Modi said during his address, reported NDTV. “Today, when the world is fighting against COVID-19 pandemic, we have come here once again as Quad for the welfare of humanity.”
Modi said that the Quad’s agreement on Covid-19 vaccines would help the countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
Biden had on Wednesday announced that the Quad nations will produce at least 100 crore Covid-19 vaccines in India to boost the global supply by the end of 2022.
During the Quad meeting on Friday, the Australian prime minister said that the Indo-Pacific region should be rid of conflicts in accordance with international law.
“The Indo-Pacific has great challenges and challenges have to be overcome. In six months from the last meeting so much has been accomplished,” Morrison said, according to PTI.
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