PM Modi & Joe Biden bilateral meet next week at Quad summit

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Quad summit in Tokyo on May 24, the government said on Thursday.
Announcing Modi’s visit to Japan, the foreign ministry said the Quad summit, which will take place against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine, will provide an opportunity for the leaders to exchange their views on developments in the Indo-Pacific and contemporary global issues of mutual interest. The PM will also have bilateral meetings with his Japanese and Australian counterparts.
While looking to uphold the principles of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Biden will also launch in Tokyo the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework which, according to the US, will be a 21st century economic arrangement designed to tackle new economic challenges.
Asked if India will join the initiative, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the government is currently the US proposal. Biden will be joined by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida for the launch of the framework and virtually by leaders from many Indo-Pacific countries.