Quad Foreign Ministers on Monday condemned the ongoing attacks perpetrated by the Houthis against international and commercial vessels transiting through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins fellow foreign ministers from Australia, India, and Japan on Monday at the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting in Tokyo to address issues that improve lives in the Indo-Pacific.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed upcoming opportunities to strengthen collaboration between India and the US on shared priorities, according to the statement released by the US State Department.
The Indian embassy in Japan said in a post on X, "Hon'ble External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar arrives in Japan for a two-day visit and is received by the Ambassador @AmbSibiGeorge. #ConnectingHimalayasWithMountFuji"
Penny Wong said that she is looking forward to meeting her counterparts from Japan, India and the United States at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo.
While addressing a weekly media briefing, Jaiswal said that foreign ministers of four nations will take forward the Quad agenda and take stock of all that has been achieved so far.
“We reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea consistent with UNSCRs, and we urge North Korea to abide by all its obligations under the UNSCRs and engage in substantive dialogue,” read a joint readout issued by the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Amid the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Foreign ministers of the Quad group, which incorporates India, Australia, Japan and the United States, on Friday highlighted the need for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law.