Australia to host next in-person Quad summit in 2023
The summit was an opportunity for the Leaders to exchange views about developments in Indo-Pacific region and contemporary global issues of mutual interest.
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Tokyo, May 24: Quad member countries have agreed to hold the next in-person summit in 2023 which will be hosted by Australia, said a Joint Quad Leaders' statement on Tuesday.
The Quad Summit which was held on Tuesday, was hosted by Japan in Tokyo. The summit was an opportunity for the Leaders to exchange views about developments in Indo-Pacific region and contemporary global issues of mutual interest.
The Quad summit witnessed the launch of a new initiative for continuous collaboration in the maritime domain, space, climate change, health, and cyber security. During the QUAD summit, the member countries pledged to meet challenges for ensuring rules-based maritime order, including in the East and South China Seas, and strongly opposed any coercive, provocative, or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo.
"We will champion adherence to international law, particularly as reflected in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the maintenance of freedom of navigation and overflight, to meet challenges to the maritime rules-based order, including in the East and South China Seas," read the Joint QUAD statement.
Quad leaders committed to cooperation with partners in the region who share the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific. The group reaffirmed its "unwavering support" for ASEAN unity and centrality and for the practical implementation of ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.