{"id":21215,"date":"2023-05-20T21:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T21:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=21215"},"modified":"2023-05-20T21:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T21:07:30","slug":"2023-quad-leaders-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/2023-quad-leaders-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 QUAD LEADERS&#8217; SUMMIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 20 May, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Quad Leaders Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States, in Hiroshima for the 2023 Quad Leaders\u2019 Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of four countries committed to promoting stability, resilience and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. Australia, India, Japan and the United States share a vision for a region that is governed by accepted rules and norms, where all countries can cooperate, trade and thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quad Leaders discussed regional challenges and ways to deepen existing Quad cooperation, including in the areas of climate and clean energy, health security, infrastructure, critical &amp; emerging technology, cyber and space. Leaders released a Joint Leaders\u2019 Statement, and the Quad Leaders\u2019 Vision Statement, setting out a shared vision for the Quad and the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaders announced the 2023 Quad Leaders\u2019 Summit outcomes demonstrating the Quad\u2019s positive, practical agenda, and highlighting the Quad\u2019s commitment to deliver for the Indo-Pacific. Key outcomes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A \u2018Quad Statement of Principles on Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Indo-Pacific\u2019 and, to implement these principles, a \u2018Clean Energy Supply Chains Diversification Program\u2019 that will accelerate access to affordable, reliable and secure clean energy in the Indo-Pacific;<\/li><li>A \u2018Quad Health Security Partnership\u2019 that will boost the region\u2019s capability to respond to future disease outbreaks and other health emergencies;<\/li><li>A \u2018Quad Partnership for Cable Connectivity and Resilience\u2019 to help&nbsp;Indo-Pacific countries access resilient infrastructure \u2013 in a way that is fit for purpose and meets their needs;<\/li><li>A \u2018Quad Infrastructure Fellowships Program\u2019 that will support the&nbsp;Indo-Pacific\u2019s next generation of engineers, consultants and government officials to deliver high-quality, sustainable, climate-resilient infrastructure; and<\/li><li>An Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network) deployment in the Pacific that will be the first of its kind and will help improve digital connectivity and access to advanced telecommunications technology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia\u2019s engagement in the Quad complements our engagement in the&nbsp;Indo-Pacific bilaterally and through regional institutions, such as ASEAN and the Pacific Islands Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Albanese looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Modi to Sydney next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-said\">the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile the Summit couldn\u2019t take place in Sydney as planned, I\u2019m pleased to have convened a Quad meeting with counterparts today to discuss pressing challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and deepening the Quad\u2019s cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Quad Leaders coming together in-person sends a strong message about Quad unity and what the group is able to achieve together. Australia is always better off when we work together with our close friends and partners, and engage openly and constructively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt its core, the Quad\u2019s agenda is positive and practical. I was delighted to announce the 2023 Quad Leaders\u2019 Summit outcomes, which take forward the Quad\u2019s work on climate change and clean energy, infrastructure and connectivity, health security, and critical and emerging technology. We\u2019re delivering for the Indo-Pacific, and following through on our commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am proud of what we have delivered through the Quad so far, and I will continue to work closely with my Quad colleagues in support of an open, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, where sovereignty is respected.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 20 May, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Quad Leaders Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States, in Hiroshima for the 2023 Quad Leaders\u2019 Summit. The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of four countries committed to promoting stability, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/2023-quad-leaders-summit\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2023 QUAD LEADERS&#8217; SUMMIT&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21215"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21216,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21215\/revisions\/21216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}