Quad leaders hold summit on sidelines of G7, agree on many contents

The leaders reached the above consensus at the Quad summit in Hiroshima (Japan) on May 20, on the sidelines of the expanded G7 Summit, taking place from May 19-21.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met at a hotel in the city of Hiroshima, which is also the main venue for the expanded G7 Summit.

US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Quad summit in Hiroshima on May 20.

In his opening remarks at the Quad meeting, Prime Minister Kishida noted that the global security situation has become increasingly tense. He stressed that under such difficult circumstances, it is important for the leaders of the four countries to meet and show the rest of the international community that they are committed to the common goal of creating a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Noting the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the leaders agreed to strongly oppose unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the region by force or coercion, according to NHK.

In addition, citing China's increasing use of economic means to advance its strategic interests, the Quad statement stressed: "We seek a region in which all nations and peoples are free to choose how they cooperate and trade based on partnership, equality and mutual respect." The statement did not name China, according to Kyodo News.

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The leaders also affirmed that the Quad will cooperate and listen to the opinions of ASEAN member countries, South Asian countries, Pacific island nations and developing countries.

The Quad summit was originally scheduled to take place in Sydney, Australia, on May 24, after President Biden had planned to visit Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby. However, that plan was canceled just a day before President Biden began his trip to Hiroshima because he decided to focus on the tense debt ceiling negotiations in Washington, DC, according to Kyodo News.

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