Joe Biden to host Quad leaders summit in Washington on September 24
The Hindu
The last Quad leaders summit was held virtually in March 2021, owing to the COVID-19 crisis.
U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minsters Yoshihide Suga of Japan and Scott Morrison of Australia at the first-ever Quad leaders summit in Washington DC on September 24, the White House announced on Monday. “Hosting the leaders of the Quad demonstrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s priority of engaging in the Indo-Pacific, including through new multilateral configurations to meet the challenges of the 21st century,” the announcement, which has been anticipated for weeks, said. The summit will discuss deepening ties, fighting COVID-19 and climate change, cooperation on emerging technologies and cyberspace and “promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific,” the White House said.
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