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NEW DELHI: In what was their second meeting this year, the Quad foreign ministers reiterated their commitment to a free, open, inclusive and resilient Indo-Pacific that is free from intimidation and coercion, and where disputes are settled in accordance with international law.
In the face of growing Chinese assertiveness, they pledged support for the principles of freedom, the rule of law, sovereignty and territorial in tegrity, and peaceful settlement of disputes, while opposing unilateral attempts to change the status quo.
“We seek to maintain and strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific, where competition is managed responsibly,” they said in a joint statement after their meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing UNGA session in New York. Quad foreign ministers had last met on the margins of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in March this year in India.
The Quad foreign ministers—ex ternal affairs minister S Jaishankar, US secretary of state Antony Blinken, Australian foreign minister Penny Wong and Japanese foreign minister Kamikawa Yoko—also expressed deep concern over the “war raging” in Ukraine and mourned its terrible and tragic humanitarian consequences, while emphasising that the rules-based international order must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.
While calling the threat of use of nuclear weapons unacceptable, they said they were deeply concerned also about the global food security situation and supported the efforts of the UN in the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI).
“We underscore the need for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law, consistent with the principles of the UN Charter. In the context of this war, we concur that the use, or threat of use, of nuclear weapons would be unacceptable,” they said.
In the face of growing Chinese assertiveness, they pledged support for the principles of freedom, the rule of law, sovereignty and territorial in tegrity, and peaceful settlement of disputes, while opposing unilateral attempts to change the status quo.
“We seek to maintain and strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific, where competition is managed responsibly,” they said in a joint statement after their meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing UNGA session in New York. Quad foreign ministers had last met on the margins of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in March this year in India.
The Quad foreign ministers—ex ternal affairs minister S Jaishankar, US secretary of state Antony Blinken, Australian foreign minister Penny Wong and Japanese foreign minister Kamikawa Yoko—also expressed deep concern over the “war raging” in Ukraine and mourned its terrible and tragic humanitarian consequences, while emphasising that the rules-based international order must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.
While calling the threat of use of nuclear weapons unacceptable, they said they were deeply concerned also about the global food security situation and supported the efforts of the UN in the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI).
“We underscore the need for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law, consistent with the principles of the UN Charter. In the context of this war, we concur that the use, or threat of use, of nuclear weapons would be unacceptable,” they said.
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