“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.
The Quad or the Quadrilateral coalition, comprising India, Australia, Japan and the US, was formed in 2017 to counter China's aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region.
During his visit, PM Modi attended the Quad meeting, G7 Summit in Hiroshima and met several world leaders on the sidelines of the meeting. He also visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
On Saturday, during the Quad meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, President Biden came up to PM Modi and told that he's been facing a challenge with a deluge of requests from prominent citizens to attend the program PM Modi.
"Quad will continue to make efforts towards global good, welfare of the people, prosperity and peace," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the opening remarks of the Quad meeting held on the sidelines of a Group of Seven Summit (G-7) meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
"On Quad meeting, this year India is the host and Australia will be the host for the summit meeting. The Four Quad ministers met face to face and had very frank discussions on the current international situations and on the future directions on the quad", said Okano.
"India is a critical power, great power in the region that there is no reshaping of the Indo-Pacific without India. We've seen that India is a civilisational power that brings a different perspective to some of the challenges of these time," said Wong.
"Three big issues that Quad and the World needs to address and I think Quad can address and can make a difference. First, more reliable and resilient supply chain, second digital challenge of trust and transparency and third connectivity. I expect these to be a greater part of our agenda,