Quad leaders agree Ukraine experience should not be allowed in Indo-Pacific
(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of the Quad grouping of countries - the United States, India, Australia and Japan - agreed on Thursday that what is happening to Ukraine should not be allowed to happen in the Indo-Pacific.
"We've agreed that unilateral changes to the status quo with force should not be allowed in the Indo-Pacific region," Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said after the virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A joint Quad statement said the leaders met to "reaffirm their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, in which the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states is respected and countries are free from military, economic, and political coercion."
The leaders "reaffirmed their dedication to the Quad as a mechanism to promote regional stability and prosperity."
The statementadded that the leaders agreed to meet in person in Tokyo "in the coming months."