New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The Foreign Ministers of Quad or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue held a frank dialogue on the worldwide scenario and on the long run path of the Quad, stated Yukiko Okano, Deputy Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in a web-based press briefing on Friday.
The assembly of 4 Quad Foreign Ministers was presided by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi and US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken.
“On Quad meeting, this year India is the host and Australia will host the summit meeting. The Four Quad ministers met face to face and had very frank discussions on the current international situations and on the future directions on the quad,” stated Okano.
“The four countries decided to promote cooperation and communication with the ASEAN countries in the view of free and open Indo-Pacific, upholding basic principles of now allowing change of status quo unilaterally by force”, she added.
On Friday, Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi reached New Delhi to take part in Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting.
The Quad Ministers throughout their assembly additionally mentioned the scenario in Ukraine and lasting peace in accordance with the worldwide regulation of the UN constitution, stated the deputy Press Secretary.
Speaking about India and Japan’s bilateral relationship and India’s G20 Presidency, the deputy stated that the connection is strengthening and that Japan wish to cooperate with India through the G20 presidency all year long.
“He (Foreign Minister Hayashi) arrived early in India to attend the Quad Breakfast meeting. He took part in Raisina panel discussion. He held several bilateral meetings like with Oman, Canada and he participated in the walking lunch hosted by FM Jaishankar”, she stated.
“He had participated in the working lunch hosted by Jaishankar. It lasted about an hour. The two ministers have met several times. It is his first visit to India. He paid respect to Jaishankar who recently concluded the G20 ministerial meeting and as being the chair of the G7, Japan would like to cooperate with India at G20 presidency throughout the year”, she added.
On the participation of the ministers on the Quad panel dialogue, Okano stated that the Minister talked in regards to the attainable instructions of the Quad and expressed his views that Quad is guided by the imaginative and prescient of free Indo – Pacific and there was a dialogue on ASEAN centrality as properly.
Further briefing in regards to the defence cooperation between the 2 international locations, she stated that the connection has been very lively and promoted considerably.
“Relations in the area of defence have been promoted significantly between India and Japan. They are great for strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries. There was a joint exercise with the participation of the Indian carriers for the first time between our force and the Indian force. Cooperation has progressed significantly”, stated Okano.
Speaking about Hayashi not attending the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in India because of home parliamentary classes and as a substitute sending Deputy Foreign Minister Kenji Yamada to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the deputy stated that his counterpart understood the constraints.
“You may have heard that Hayashi was not able to attend the meetings due to his some commitment…However, he directed Deputy Minister to attend on his behalf. Foreign Minister Jaishankar understood the constraints that our Foreign Minister had”, she stated.
On being requested for Japan’s response on no Joint communique issued by the G20 Foreign Ministers, Okano stated that it’s the Chair’s determination and he or she has no touch upon that. (ANI)