Tokyo: On the second day of his Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assembled for Quad Leaders' Summit in Tokyo.
"Quad has made an important place for itself before the world in such a short span of time. Today, Quad's scope has become extensive, its form effective. Our mutual trust and our determination is giving new energy & enthusiasm to democratic powers," said PM Narendra Modi at Quad Leaders' Summit.
"Despite the adverse situation of COVID19, we've increased our coordination for vaccine delivery, climate action, supply chain resilience, disaster response, economic cooperation & other areas. It has ensured peace, prosperity & stability in Indo-Pacific," PM Modi further said.
PM Modi said,"At the Quad level, with our mutual cooperation, a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific Region is getting encouraged - it is the shared goal of all of us and today, Quad's scope has become comprehensive, and its identity became significant."
Besides Modi, the summit is also being attended by US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The four Indo-Pacific leaders of the "Quad" grouping vowed on Tuesday to stand together for a free and open region at the start of talks, vowing also to work on fighting climate change.
The Quad leaders summit is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations of the influential grouping and discussing developments in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Modi is expected to hold separate bilateral meetings with Biden, Kishida, and Albanese on the sidelines of the summit.