The foreign minister said the Quad talks reflected the development of a multi-polar global order.
New Delhi:
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the Quad talks are a statement that other countries cannot have a “veto” over the choices of like-minded countries and that the alliance will continue to exist, grow and serve for Contribute to global prosperity. Confidence in the Indo-Pacific continues to grow.
In a speech at a think tank forum, Jaishankar described the alliance of India, the US, Japan and Australia as a “light overhead” and a business that was “creative, flexible, agile, responsive and open-minded” .
The Quad is primarily focused on strengthening cooperation to ensure that the Indo-Pacific is a free, open and inclusive region in the face of Chinese belligerence.
The foreign minister said that the four-party talks reflected the development of a multi-polar global order whose core approach is cooperation rather than unilateralism.
“The Quad governments are all behaving differently than usual. The Quad is a light above their heads – creative, flexible, agile, responsive, open-minded businesses. These are not adjectives we typically associate with bureaucracies, ” he explained. The principles represented by the groupings.
Jaishankar also said that the Quad mechanism has five messages: first, it reflects the development of the multi-polar order; second, it reflects the post-alliance and post-Cold War thinking; third, it opposes the sphere of influence; and fourth, it expresses the democratization and collaboration of the global space. Not a unilateral approach, five – it’s a statement that in this day and age, others cannot have a veto over our choices,” he said.
He pointed out that the emergence of the Indo-Pacific region has promoted the Quad talks, adding that changes in the global order require “more” not “less cooperation” in promoting the Quad talks.
The foreign minister claimed that the Quad “will continue to exist, the Quad will continue to evolve, the Quad will contribute” and called for it to become more modern, relevant and influential.
Australian Foreign Minister Wong Ying-yin, who joined the meeting virtually, said “the Quad represents a region free from intimidation and coercion” where competition is managed responsibly and disputes are resolved in accordance with international law.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said in a brief video speech that the world faces profound differences and it is necessary to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
“For this reason, Japan, together with its allies and like-minded countries, is working to further develop a free and open Indo-Pacific region based on the rule of law,” she said.
She added: “The Quad is one of the most important initiatives for this purpose, with initiatives in maritime critical and emerging technologies, cyber and counter-terrorism already being steadily implemented and must continue to move forward.”
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said that the Indo-Pacific region remains the most dynamic and fastest-growing region in the world, and the strength of the Quad lies in its ability to jointly leverage the capabilities and resources of the four countries to achieve results that benefit everyone. Specific results.
Campbell actually spoke on behalf of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“I want to highlight the defining feature of our partnership – the Quad represents a positive vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, in which we will work together to build the capabilities of our allies and partners,” he said.
“Rather than forcing the region to choose between strategic rivals, the Quad is about preserving and creating choices so that communities, institutions and countries can make decisions that benefit their people,” he said.
In his speech, Jaishankar also claimed that ASEAN’s central position in the Indo-Pacific region is unquestionable.
“I think anyone who doubts the centrality of Asia when looking at a map of the Indo-Pacific is clearly missing a geography lesson in school,” he said.
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