US President Joe Biden underlines Quad's vision, says ‘in 20-30 years it will change world dynamics’
2 min read . Updated: 20 May 2023, 09:49 PM IST
PremiumUS President outlined the new initiatives launched by the Quad and emphasized the projects from building strong telecommunication in the Pacific region to strengthening the cooperation and submarine cables
US President Joe Biden on Saturday said that in the next 20-30 years people will look back on Quad as a grouping that changed the dynamics of the world. The President affirmed that although today's setting is different, our mission remains the same and that is to advance our vision of a free, open, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
"While our setting today is different, our mission remains the same and that is to advance our vision of a free, open, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. And to demonstrate the capacity of democracy Pacific and the capacity of democracies to deliver on a shared region. I think people are going to look back at this Quad," Joe Biden said during the Quad Summit in Hiroshima, conducted on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
"10, 20, 30 years from now and say it changed the dynamics not only as a region but the world. And while the setting today is different, in our last two years we made enormous progress," he added.
US President outlined the new initiatives launched by the Quad and emphasized the projects from building strong telecommunication in the Pacific region to strengthening the cooperation and submarine cables.
"I think a great deal of the future of our world is going to be written here in the Indo-Pacific. And together, I think we're going to continue to assure that the future provides more opportunity, prosperity, and stability than anything else. So I want to thank you again for your strong partnership and friendship, and I apologize again for the change in plans, but thank you for this, and I look forward to our conversations tonight," the US President said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who offered to host the Quad Summit in 2024 said that the group has established itself as an important platform for the peace, stability, and prosperity of Indo-Pacific. He said that the Indo-Pacific region is the engine for global trade, innovation, and development.
"We agree that the security and success of the Indo-Pacific is important, not just for this region, but, for the entire world. We are moving forward with a constructive agenda based on shared democratic values through our shared efforts. We are giving a practical dimension to our vision - strategic technologies, reliable supply chain, health security, maritime security, counter-terrorism, and constructive partnership are growing," PM Modi added.
(With agency inputs)