By Reena Bhardwaj
Washington DC [US], June 27 (ANI): The United States will host the QUAD Foreign Ministers Meeting on July 1, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio convening his counterparts from Australia, India, and Japan in Washington DC, the US Department of State announced on Thursday (local time).
Speaking at a press briefing, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said, “Next week, Secretary Rubio will host foreign ministers from Australia, India, and Japan for the 2025 Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting on July 1 in Washington, DC. The Secretary’s first diplomatic engagement was with the Quad, and next week’s summit builds on that momentum to advance a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific. This is what American leadership looks like: strength, peace, and prosperity.”
Commenting on the summit, Dhruva Jaishankar of ORF Washington DC remarked on the complex dynamics currently shaping the QUAD: “US relations with its Quad partners have been complicated of late, given differences with Japan over defense spending, Australia over AUKUS, and India over Pakistan. For these reasons, even maintaining the Quad agenda going forward is difficult, despite the US concentrating the group’s focus on security, prosperity, technology, and homeland security.”
The announcement comes after President Donald Trump accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to attend the QUAD Summit scheduled to take place later this year in New Delhi. The invitation was extended during a telephonic conversation on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada on June 18.
“PM Modi invited President Trump to India for the next QUAD meeting. While accepting the invitation, President Trump said that he is excited to come to India,” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had stated in a video message.
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is a strategic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, aimed at promoting a free, open, stable, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific. Its origins trace back to joint humanitarian efforts following the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Earlier this year in January, on his first day in office, Secretary Rubio hosted the Foreign Ministers of the Quad nations, underscoring the significance the US places on the alliance. “On day one as Secretary of State, I hosted the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, and Japan for an important meeting of the Quad. We are committed to strengthening economic opportunity and peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region,” Rubio had posted on X.
That meeting brought together India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japan’s Takeshi Iwaya, and Australia’s Penny Wong at the US Department of State. In a joint statement, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to upholding a free and open Indo-Pacific, stressing the importance of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and opposing “any unilateral actions aimed at changing the status quo through force or coercion.”
The upcoming meeting on July 1 is expected to deepen strategic collaboration among the Quad nations amid regional and global challenges. (ANI)
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