Pompeo to participate in QUAD ministerial meet in Japan on October 6

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan to attend second meeting of Quad foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan, his spokesperson has said. second India-Australia-Japan-USA ministerial meeting will take place in Tokyo on October 6 in which foreign ministers of respective countries will discuss post-COVID-19 international order and need for a coordinated response to various challenges emerging from pandemic.

“On October 6 in Tokyo, Secretary Pompeo will participate in second meeting of Quad Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, and Japan. He will also have meetings with his Japanese counterpart to discuss issues of mutual concern,” State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Tuesday.

In addition to Tokyo, Pompeo will visit Ulaanbaatar and Seoul as part of his latest Asian trip from October 4 to 8. He will visit Ulaanbaatar on October 7 and Seoul on October 7-8 for meetings with senior officials, Ortagus said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Tokyo from October 6 to 7 to attend ministerial meeting of Quadrilateral coalition and hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi on ways to furr deepen bilateral ties.

second meeting of Quadrilateral coalition or Quad comes in backdrop of growing global concerns over China's military muscle-flexing in Indo-Pacific region. first meeting of foreign ministers of four countries under 'Quad' framework had taken place in New York in September 2019. On its part, US has been pushing for a greater role for India in Indo-Pacific which is seen by many countries as an effort to contain China's growing clout in region.

(Im Credits: AP)

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