New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The United States Embassy in India on Friday highlighted the upcoming official go to of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasising the central function of the United States-India Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership and the Quad in sustaining a free, open, and resilient Indo-Pacific area.
Secretary Rubio’s go to underscored a shared dedication to addressing urgent world challenges by way of deep bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
In a publish on X, the US Embassy highlighted rising cooperation amongst Quad nations on strategic and financial points within the area.
‘Standing collectively for a free and open Indo-Pacific-From supporting regional safety to diversifying essential minerals provide chains, @SecRubio’s upcoming go to to India emphasizes the significance of the Quad partnership’, it mentioned.
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As the leaders gear up for his or her go to to New Delhi for the QUAD Foreign Ministers’ Meet, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said that Washington is actively engaged in discussions with India to considerably broaden power cooperation, confirming that the strategic partnership will probably be a focus throughout his upcoming official go to.
Rubio famous that his extremely anticipated itinerary in New Delhi would characteristic high-level engagements with ministers from the elite Quad grouping.
‘They are a terrific ally, a terrific associate. We do loads of good work with them. And so it is a crucial journey. I’m glad we’re capable of do it as a result of I believe there will be quite a bit for us to speak about,’ Rubio mentioned.
The prime US diplomat additional emphasised the deep-rooted institutional cooperation between the 2 democracies throughout the plurilateral structure. ‘We’ll additionally meet with Quad there, which is essential. I believe my first assembly as Secretary of State was with the Quad. I’m glad we’re capable of do it now in India, and we will do one later within the 12 months as effectively,’ Rubio added.
At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in New Delhi for an official go to to take part within the high-level assembly on May 26, 2026, in line with the MEA press launch.
Beyond the multilateral talks, the go to will function a hub for essential bilateral diplomacy. The visiting ministers from Australia, Japan, and the US are scheduled to carry particular person, one-on-one conferences with Dr Jaishankar and are anticipated to name on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The upcoming summit goals to construct instantly on the framework established throughout their final gathering in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2025. Discussions are anticipated to focus closely on: Free and Open Indo-Pacific, reaffirming dedication to maritime safety, freedom of navigation, and a rules-based order, evaluating progress on essential know-how, local weather resilience, and infrastructure supply and exchanging views on rising safety challenges within the area and broader worldwide developments.
‘In preserving with the Quad imaginative and prescient for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, the Ministers will construct on discussions held in Washington, D.C. on 1 July 2025. They will trade views on advancing Quad cooperation throughout precedence areas, overview progress on ongoing Quad initiatives, and mirror on latest developments within the Indo-Pacific area and different worldwide problems with mutual concern’, the assertion mentioned.
It additional famous, ‘During their go to to New Delhi, the Foreign Ministers of Australia and Japan, and the United States Secretary of State are additionally anticipated to carry bilateral conferences with the External Affairs Minister and name on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’. (ANI)