Quad group expands maritime security cooperation
(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States expanded joint security steps in Asia's trade-rich waters as outgoing US President Joe Biden hosted counterparts from the Quad grouping.
 US President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet at the Quad leaders summit in Claymont, Delaware, US, September 21, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS) |
Biden, meeting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese near his Delaware hometown on Saturday, stressed the importance of maintaining the Quad, which he sees as a signature foreign policy achievement.
The leaders announced joint coast guard operations next year that will include Australian, Japanese and Indian personnel spending time on a US coast guard vessel. The countries plan increased military logistics cooperation, officials said. They did not comment on where the coast guard activity would take place.
The group is stepping up work to provide critical and security technologies, including a new open radio access network, to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.