Quad Foreign Ministers’ meet in Oz next week

New Delhi, February 4

The two-day ministerial-level meeting of Quad Foreign Ministers is slated to be held next week in Australia.

While the final schedule is yet to be announced, a four-day block between February 9 and 12 has been announced by the US. Secretary of State Antony J Blinken will travel to Australia, Fiji, and Hawaii from February 7 to 13.

Blinken will be in Australia between February 9 and 12 for the Quad meeting, a statement said.

The Quad partners will discuss advancing cooperation on Covid vaccination delivery, humanitarian assistance, maritime security, counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, countering disinformation, climate change, and critical and emerging technologies.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to travel to Australia for the meeting slated in Melbourne.

The last Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting was held virtually in February 2021.

Maritime security on agenda

The Quad partners will discuss advancing cooperation on Covid vaccination delivery and maritime securityBesides, counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, countering disinformation and climate change will be discussed