Albanese heads to Delaware for Indo-Pacific talks with Quad allies
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The news: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will this month attend a Quad leaders summit in US President Joe Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, to discuss challenges and strategic priorities in the Indo-Pacific region.
The numbers: The 21 September summit will include Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
It will be the fourth Quad meeting overall, and the final time Biden and Kishida participate, as neither leader is seeking to extend their leadership in upcoming elections.
The context: The allies plan to deliver “concrete” outcomes at the summit, CNN reported citing a Biden administration official. That will include a “major” initiative in health and health security, a humanitarian and natural disaster response collaboration.
The summit will also focus on efforts to build on the existing Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, which aims to counter China's aggression in the South China Sea, the official said.
What they said: In a statement, Albanese said the leaders would “discuss important challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and strengthening the Quad’s cooperation.”
“Australia, the United States, India, and Japan share a vision for a region that is governed by accepted rules and norms, where all countries can cooperate, trade and thrive,” he said.
“We will work together to shape the kind of region in which we want to live. We are always better off when we act together with our close friends and partners.”
The sources: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese statement, CNN
