At the fourth Quad Leaders Summit since the Russian invasion of Ukraine – US President Joe Biden on Tuesday attacked Russia and called the war “Dark Hours in History with Us”.With Prime Minister Narendra Modi listened together with Japan PM Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Biden said that this was more than just European problems and called it “global problem.” “As long as Russia continues this war we will become partners and lead a global response,” Biden said.
Also read | Cooperation with Quad reaches free and open Indo-Pacific regions: PM Modi in TokyoBiden said the leaders gathered at “Transformative Moments in this world – we were at a transformative moment.” He thanked Prime Minister Kishida for being a host and said he was happy to see the Prime Minister Modi directly and thanked him “for your sustainable commitment to ensure democracy giving birth”.
Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday said that Quad worked towards the “constructive agenda” and was a “force for good”.Biden, who then talked about the importance of Quad in responding to Covid-19, partnered with a 5G supply chain and launched the Fellowship Quad program, poured out many of his statements that focused on war in Ukraine.
“At the same time, we navigated the dark clock in history with us,” said Biden. “The brutal Russian war and without reason against Ukraine has triggered a humanitarian disaster. And innocent civilians are put into the streets and millions of refugees are moved internally and exiled. “”This is more than just European problems. This is a global problem. The fact is when you turn on the television and see what Russia is doing now, for me it seems that Putin is trying to extinguish culture. He did not try to achieve military targets anymore, he took every school, every culture, every natural history museum, “said Biden.
“As long as Russia continues this war, we will become partners and lead a global response,” Biden said.Prime Minister Modi said that quad grouping had taken an important place in the world stage and the scope had developed. He called for free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. He said that despite the Covid-19 challenges, Quad grouping had provided vaccines, climate actions, supply chain resilience, disaster responses and economic assistance. He said that this ensured peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida opened the meeting by welcoming the leaders and thanked the new Australian Prime Minister, Albanese, because it would come to the meeting immediately after his election.Kishida said it was important for leaders to gather to make “strict commitments” for “free and open Indo-Pacific” and talk about several topics of meetings, including climate change, maritime problems and technology.
The Alban said it was an honor that one of his first actions as Prime Minister would attend the Quad meeting. “We are committed to Quad,” he said, added that Australia would take ambitious action on climate change, including new targets to reduce emissions by 43 percent in 2030.
Biden joked with Prime Minister Albanese: “If you fall asleep when you are here, it’s okay,” note that he has just been elected.The meeting began with the four leaders sitting at a separate white table with their key officials sitting behind them.
