Quad Summit 2022: PM Modi to be among first global leaders to meet new Australia PM
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In his departure statement ahead of the summit, PM Modi noted that the newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be joining the Quad Leaders' Summit for the first time.
New Delhi: The second in-person Quad Leaders' Summit in Japan will provide an opportunity for leaders of four countries to review the progress of the grouping's initiatives and exchange views on developments in the Indo-Pacific as well as on global issues of mutual interest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Modi will be one of the first few global leaders who will meet the newly elected PM of Australia Anthony Albanese, whose election comes right before the summit. In his departure statement ahead of his visit to Japan from May 23-24, Modi noted that the newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be joining the Quad Leaders' Summit for the first time.
"I look forward to a bilateral meeting with him during which the multifaceted cooperation between India and Australia under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and regional and global issues of mutual interest will be discussed," Modi said.
"We will also exchange views about developments in the Indo-Pacific region and global issues of mutual interest," he said.
Modi said during his visit he will also hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, where they will discuss further consolidation of the multi-faceted bilateral relations.
"We will also continue our dialogue on regional developments and contemporary global issues," he said.
