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Foreign ministers of Quad agreed to oppose China s forceful attempts in Indo-Pacific
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Quad ministers agreed to oppose China s forceful attempts in Indo-Pacific
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Arul Louis ( IANS) |
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Fri, Feb 19 2021 5:42 IST |
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Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State-designate for the Joe Biden administration, right, with India s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Washington in 2015. At that time, Blinken was deputy secretary of state and Jaishankar was the foreign s. Image Source: IANS News
New York, Feb 19 : China figured in the Quad ministerial meeting with the four leaders concurring that its forceful attempts to change situation on the seas in the region should be strongly opposed, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
India s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Ministers Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan and Marise Payne of Australia participated in the virtual meeting on Thursday.
Highlights
India in the meet with the Quad nations underlined its commitment to uphold respect for territorial integrity.
The “Quad” grouping is seen as a possible counterweight to China’s aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific region.
New Delhi: In the third meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad nations on Thursday (Februray 18, 2021), India underlined its commitment to uphold a rules-based international order and respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, a veiled reference to China’s hostile moves in the Indo-Pacific region.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, it said that India underlined its “commitment to upholding a rules-based international order, underpinned by respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, rule of law, transparency, freedom of navigation in the