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Australia, India vow to work together for Indo-Pacific security ahead of QUAD leaders' meet

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Sep 23, 2021, at 08:31 pm

New York/UNI: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and both affirmed their shared focus on Indo-Pacific security and prosperity ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Meeting.

Referring to the 2+2 meeting between her and the External Affairs Minister earlier this month in New Delhi and their meeting in New York, she tweeted on Wednesday: “After our inaugural 2+2 Foreign & Defence Ministers Meeting in New Delhi earlier this month, my friend @DrSJaishankar and I met again at #UNGA to affirm our shared focus on Indo-Pacific security and prosperity in advance of this week’s Quad Leaders’ Meeting.”

After our inaugural 2+2 Foreign & Defence Ministers Meeting in New Delhi earlier this month, my friend @DrSJaishankar and I met again at #UNGA to affirm our shared focus on Indo-Pacific security and prosperity in advance of this week’s Quad Leaders’ Meeting. 🇦🇺🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/lJt16ZsUQo
— Marise Payne (@MarisePayne) September 23, 2021

The meeting between Marise Payne and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar took place on Tuesday, just over 10 days after their in-person meeting in New Delhi for the inaugural India-Australia 2+2 talks.

“Met our Quad partner Australia. Took forward strategic conversations with FM @Marisepayne from our last meeting,” Jaishankar said in a tweet on Tuesday after his bilateral meeting with Marise Payne.

Met our Quad partner Australia. Took forward strategic conversations with FM @Marisepayne from our last meeting.

Was apprised of recent developments in the Indo-Pacific. pic.twitter.com/JcEAWFeMO5
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) September 21, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has arrived in the US, will be participating in the Quad Leaders’ Summit on Friday, and also hold a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

#Quad #India #Australia #SJaishankar #MarisePayne

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