PM will meet the American President, and the Prime Minister of Japan and Australia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Tokyo for the second person Quad Summit on Tuesday, where he will also hold bilateral talks with US President Joseph Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announce. During his visit to Japan, which began on May 23, Mr. Modi will discuss the Business Summit and meet with members of the Indian community in Tokyo, while the Quad and Bilateral Summit will be held on May 24.
The upcoming Quad Summit provides an opportunity for leaders to exchange views on developments in the Indo-Pacific region and contemporary global issues that attract interest,” MEA said in a statement.
Leaders will review the progress of quad initiatives and work groups, identify new fields of cooperation and provide strategic guidance and vision for future collaboration,” he added.
The Quad Summit is expected to take the stock of Russian war in Ukraine, and the impact of three months western sanctions. India is the only quad member who has not joined sanctions against Russia, nor does it directly criticize Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. India has also increased Russian oil intake, bought more oil in March and April, it is estimated that 40 million barrels are more than what happened in all 2021, while other quad members, G-7 members and the North Atlantic Agreement (NATO) organization have promised To end their imports from Russia on time. Recently, the problem of India’s prohibition on wheat exports has been taken by the US and G-7, which has attracted India to reconsider.
When asked, the Mea Arindam Bagchi spokesman said that the establishment of India in the prohibition of wheat exports, with several exceptions, had been described by the State Minister V. Muraledharan on the UN Security Council, and quoted it about the importance of “justice, affordability and accessibility” when it came to the seeds -Food. “Open markets must not be an argument to perpetuate injustice and promote discrimination,” he added, in response to criticism of India’s decision.
The Quad Summit in Tokyo will also review progress in working groups formed a year ago in the distribution of vaccines, critical technology, cyber security, space, climate change, and other problems. As reported by Hinduism on Sunday, the quad vaccine initiative plan for one billion vaccine doses developed and funded a.s. Distributed as part of the project designated in Biological-E based in Hyderabad.
The MEA spokesman said that although it was true that the project had not been took off, another vaccine had been distributed by the quad countries individually so far, and it still had to be seen whether the upcoming quad summit would see the “review” of the vaccine the initiative was given Logjam. “Whatever can be done by each country, it is done. Yes, the initial plan is to have a very different modality, but the final goal is to ensure that the vaccine will be distributed from quad umbrellas to countries that need it, “Bagchi said.
MEA also said that during bilateral talks with Mr. Biden, Mr. Modi is expected to discuss India-As. Strategic Partnership. The Australian election was held on May 21, and it is unclear whether the winner of the poll will be in Tokyo or will attend the virtual summit, said officials, showing that many will depend on how clear the margin of victory in the election is the general election.
If they meet, Prime Minister Modi and Australian Prime Minister “is expected to review India-Australia’s comprehensive strategic partnerships,” MEA statements said.
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