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Quad Sherpas Review Maritime Security, Technology and Disaster Relief Progress
Officials from four countries met in New Delhi on Thursday.
The group is called the Quad.
India hosted the meeting through Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
They checked how their cooperation is progressing.
Their topics included maritime safety, economic growth, new technologies, and disaster relief.
They also discussed ideas for the next meeting of the Quad’s foreign ministers.
The United States said it wants the Quad to deliver practical results.
Indian, Australian, and Japanese officials also held separate discussions about shared regional and global issues.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted Quad Sherpas in New Delhi on Thursday.
Officials reviewed maritime security, economic prosperity, critical and emerging technologies, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
The Sherpas discussed possible new initiatives for the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Participants included senior officials from India, Japan, Australia, and the United States.
The meeting followed separate bilateral discussions between Misri and Australian and Japanese officials.
- Who
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Hiroyuki Namazu of Japan, Eleanor Jane Lawson of Australia, and United States Ambassador to India Sergio Gor participated.
- What
- Quad Sherpas reviewed progress in key cooperation areas and discussed possible initiatives for the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Thursday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- To review Quad cooperation, plan practical deliverables, and consider new initiatives.
Key facts
- Host
- India, through Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
- Meeting
- Quad Sherpas’ Meeting
- Location
- New Delhi
- Key areas
- Maritime security, economic prosperity, critical and emerging technologies, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
- Next step
- Consideration of new initiatives for the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Additional talks
- Misri separately met Australian official Eleanor Jane Lawson and Japanese official Hiroyuki Namazu
Quotes
Ministry of External Affairs
India’s Ministry of External Affairs, which announced details of the meeting
“Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted the Quad Sherpas’ Meeting today in New Delhi.”
thehansindia.com
Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India and participant in the Quad Sherpas meeting
“The Quad is moving forward with clear purpose.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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