First in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit held in Washington

First in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit held in Washington

• The first in-person meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) was held on September 24, 2021, at the White House in Washington D.C.
• Quad nation comprise of India, the United States, Australia and Japan.
• The heads of government of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States participated in the Quad leaders meeting, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
• The four Pacific nation security cooperation bloc recommended various initiatives to deepen the ties and advance practical cooperation on 21st-century challenges which included:
  1. ending the COVID-19 pandemic, including by increasing production and access to safe and effective vaccines;
  2. promoting high-standards infrastructure;
  3. combatting the climate crisis;
  4. partnering on emerging technologies, space, and cybersecurity; 
  5. cultivating next-generation talent in all of our countries