The upcoming summit, to be held in Wilmington, Delaware, will be the last for Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as they are expected to step down from their posts soon. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei Aisa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will also attend, as they are scheduled to visit the United States for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
High-level summit of the United Nations General Assembly
Modi is expected to address the high-level “Future Summit” during the United Nations General Assembly later this month. According to the Japanese newspaper, the decision to hold the summit in Wilmington, rather than on the sidelines of the UN in New York, was taken following consultations among the Quad partners. The move allows Biden to host the meeting in his final year as president, while India will have the opportunity to host the Quad leaders in 2025.
The Quad, which began in 2004 as an ad hoc group for disaster response, was revived in 2017 under former US President Donald Trump. However, it was under the Biden administration that the first leaders-level summits were held, both virtually in March 2021 and in person at the White House in September of that year.
The upcoming summit in Wilmington will mark the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Quad. It will also provide an opportunity for leaders to engage on the comprehensive agenda of the Quad partnership, including COVID-19 response, critical and emerging technologies, and supply chain cooperation. Despite the Quad’s growing importance in the Indo-Pacific region, the upcoming summit comes amid an intense US presidential election campaign.
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