With the cancellation of the Sydney ‘Quad’ conference, the meeting will now be held in Hiroshima

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New Delhi: Due to the debt-ceiling crisis, US President Joe Biden canceled his visit to Papua, New Guinea and Sydney, now a ‘Quad’ meeting of the US, India, Japan and Australia will be held in Hiroshima. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it would coincide with the G-7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan from May 19 to 21.

It is known that this ‘quad’ grouping (against China) has been formed for the purpose of mutual security. New Delhi has kept a complete silence on this quad meeting. But Australian Prime Minister Albanese said in Sydney. A quad meeting on the 24th has been cancelled, but Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to visit Sydney next week, during which bilateral relations will also be discussed. After this, he is scheduled to leave for Papua New Guinea after attending the G-7 Summit in Japan on May 22.

On the other hand, US President Joe Biden had to cancel his visit to Papua New Guinea and Sydney due to fixing the debt ceiling. But the Indo-Pacific region will be discussed at the meeting of the Quad countries to be held in Japan.

Along with this, the issue of free passage for ships in the South China Sea will also be discussed in the meeting and the Philippines will also be warned against China’s increasing aggression in the area.

Significantly, the Philippines has placed five separate ‘buoys’ within a radius of 322 km to demarcate its economic waters, one of which is at White’s Reef. The Chinese navy also invaded the region in 2021, so the Philippines, like newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos (Jr.) was once pro-China, but after facing threats from China, decided to seek support from the US and its allies. . is ,