NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday attended the first meeting of the Quad foreign ministers meeting in Washington DC since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Following the meet, Jaishankar said that foreign ministers of US, Australia and Japan addressed different dimensions of ensuring the prosperity of Indo-Pacific region . In a social media post on X, Jaishankar said, "Attended a productive Quad foreign ministers’ meeting today in Washington DC.
Thank secretary Marco Rubio for hosting us and FMs Penny Wong & Takeshi Iwaya for their participation. Significant that the Quad FMM took place within hours of the inauguration of the Trump Administration . This underlines the priority it has in the foreign policy of its member states.
" "Our wide-ranging discussions addressed different dimensions of ensuring a free, open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Agreed on the importance of thinking bigger, deepening the agenda and intensifying our collaboration. The meeting today sends a clear message that in an uncertain and volatile world, the Quad will continue to be a force for global good," he added.
After the meet, Quad foreign ministers also released a joint statement and said that the top officials would meet regularly to prepare for an upcoming leaders' summit in India, expected this year. "We, the secretary of state of the United States and the foreign ministers of Australia, India, and Japan, met today in Washington DC to reaffirm o.
