PM Modi Travelling To Japan For Quad Leaders’ Summit
New Delhi, May 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Japan from May 23-25 to participate in the third Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo on May 24, which will be the second in-person meeting of the leaders of India, Japan, US and Australia.
The Summit in Tokyo is the fourth interaction of Quad Leaders since their first virtual meeting in March 2021, their first in-person Summit in Washington in September last year and their virtual meeting in March 2022, when they discussed the Ukraine war.
PM Modi will be holding bilateral meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and with US President Joe Biden on May 24. The forthcoming Quad Summit provides an opportunity for the Leaders to exchange views about developments in the Indo-Pacific region and contemporary global issues of mutual interest.
The Leaders will review progress of Quad initiatives and Working Groups, identify new areas of cooperation and provide strategic guidance and vision for future collaboration, said an official statement.
Prime Minister Modi’s bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to carry forward their conversations from the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit held in March 2022 in New Delhi.
During the visit, PM will participate in a Business Event with Japanese business leaders and also address and interact with the Indian community in Japan. The bilateral meeting with US President Biden will mark a continuation of their regular dialogue having interacted most recently in virtual mode on April 11.
The two Leaders are expected to review the India-US Strategic Partnership and follow up on discussions held during PM’s bilateral meeting with President Biden in September last year. They will also exchange views on regional and global developments of shared interest. Prime Minister is likely to have a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia, where elections are to be held on May 21.
The two Leaders are expected to review the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest. The last bilateral meeting between the two Prime Ministers was held virtually on March 21 this year followed by the signing of the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) on April 2.
