Former Australia PM Calls PM Modi, Shinzo Abe "Fathers" Of Quad
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Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe "father" of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Australia's ex-PM Tony Abbott, on Saturday, said that the Quad is almost a unique product.
Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe "father" of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Australia's ex-PM Tony Abbott, on Saturday, said that the Quad is almost a unique product and the "world should be immensely grateful to both of them."
While talking to ANI, Abbott said that Quad is the most important strategic development in the world since the formation of NATO. He further said that Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi are the only Asian leaders who could have initiated the Quad.
"So I think 2 fathers of QUAD are Shinzo Abe and Modi and the world should be immensely grateful to both of them," Australia's former PM said.
Talking about the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, Abbott said, "It is getting stronger and stronger over time. The ECTA - Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement - that we have finalised last year symbolises this new strength."
