Quad Foreign Ministers strongly condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack on Wednesday, “called criminals, organizers, and financers of this condemnable act to bring them to justice without delay”, and urged all UN member countries to cooperate with all officials under international law in this regard.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US State Secretary Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Ivea met in Washington, DC for a meeting of second quad foreign ministers this year, and first after Operation Sindoor.
While the joint statement released after the meeting was not mentioned by the Russia-Ukraine War or the conflict in the Middle East or West Asia, from the perspective of New Delhi, the mention of the Pahalgam terror attack is important. Prior to the meeting, Jaishankar had said that India had expected its quad partner to understand and appreciate that the country had every right to protect its people against terrorism, and it would exercise that right.
“Quad unequally condemns all its forms and expressions of terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and expressions, including cross -border terrorism, and renews our commitment to anti -terrorism cooperation. We condemn the strongest words in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April, 2025. Object our deepest desires and wide our deepest desires towards the families of the victims. Do Intense The joint statement said that the complete recovery of all of them being injured.
“We ask criminals, organizers, and financers of this condemnable act to bring for justice without any delay and urge all UN member states, as per their obligations under international law and relevant UNSCRs, to actively collaborate with all relevant authorities in this regard,” said “this.
He also launched the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative and announced a plan to host the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network Field Training Exercise this year and launch the Quad Ports of Future Partnership in Mumbai this year.
The next Quad Leaders Summit is to be hosted by India later this year.
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The statement said, “We are starting an ambitious expansion of our partnership today to secure and strengthen economic security and collective flexibility to secure and diversify the quad critical minerals initiatives of important minerals,” the statement said.
“We continue to deepen our cooperation on maritime law enforcement cooperation through regional training initiatives, maritime legal dialogues, and coast guard cooperation. We are planning to host the first quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network Field Training Exercise this year, which to strengthen our collective logic to strengthen our collective logic to bring more faster to share the ability to share.
Confirming its stable commitment to an independent and open Indo-Pacific, Quad said, “We underline our commitment to protect against laws, sovereignty, and regional integrity. As the four major marine nations in Indo-Pacific, we are united in this field that we are fulfilling peace and stability in our field. Want to change the status quo by force. ”This is in terms of vocal behavior by China in the region.
He said that he discussed opportunities and challenges in Indo-Pacific and how the strength and resources of the quad should be further exploited to carry forward peace, security and prosperity to work with regional partners.
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“To ensure the permanent impact of the quad, we are pleased to declare a new, ambitious and strong agenda today, which focuses on four major areas: marine and international security, economic prosperity and safety, important and emerging technology, and humanitarian aids and emergency reactions. To focus on this renewed, we will intensify the ability to endow our resources.”
On China, Quad Foreign Ministers said, “We are seriously concerned about the situation in the Eastern China Sea and South China Sea. We repeat our strong opposition for any unilateral tasks that try to change the status quo by force or force. We express our serious concerns about dangerous and stimulating tasks, in which we interforms with navigation and overforms, and overforce with overforms, There have been unprotected use of water cannons, especially water cannons and to stop functions in the South China Sea.
Further statement stated, “We emphasize the importance of maintaining the freedom of navigation and maintaining other legitimate uses of the sea, and compatiblely unplanned commerce with international law, as reflected in the United Nations Conference on Sagar’s law. The basis for resolving controversies between important milestones and parties.”
Quad Foreign Ministers stated that their cooperation and support for ASEAN and its centrality and unity, the Pacific Islands forum and the Pacific -led regional groups and the Indian Ocean Rim Association remain “unwavering”.
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He also expressed concern about the supply chains. “We are particularly concerned about the sudden tightening of major supply chains and future reliability for important minerals. It includes important minerals, some derived products, and use of non-market policies and practices for mineral processing technology. Herfer, and supply chain disruption, which further hurts our economic and national security.”
Quad Foreign Ministers also “using North Korea’s instability using ballistic missile technology and using the continuous discovery of nuclear weapons in violation of several United Nations Security Council proposals (UNSCRs)”.
“We confirm our commitment to complete nuclearization of the Korean peninsula to suit the relevant UNSCRs, and we urge North Korea to follow all our obligations under UNSCRs. Is supported to address the contraceptive of UNSCRS related to North Korea.
“We urge all UN member states to follow their international obligations under UNSCRS, including transfer to North Korea to implement restrictions or all weapons and related motherhood from North Korea, we express deep concern about countries that deepen military cooperation with North Korea, which are reckoning immediate non -demarcation governance.”
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Quad Foreign Ministers expressed concern over the “deteriorating crisis and its effects in Myanmar” in the region. “We call the governance to follow our commitment to a ceasefire, and call all parties to apply, expand and apply ceasefire measures. We confirm our strong support for Asean’s efforts, with an inclusive, sustainable, and peaceful revival to call for five points to call for five points. Regional security and international crime are said to call for a call for five points. Effect of crisis on the spread of
Quad stated that it continues to coordinate rapid reactions to regional disasters and collectively “contributed more than $ 30 million to humanitarian aid to support the earthquake affected by Central Myanmar in March 2025.
It states, “We will continue to combat foreign efforts to advance false narratives and intervene with quad interests in Indo-Pacific.”
It was concluded by saying that as soon as the quad is developing, our four democracy are committed to deepen our cooperation in support of an independent and open Indo-Pacific, and to ensure that our cooperation has a permanent impact on top challenges and occasions of the region in the 21st century. “
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Quad Foreign Ministers said that they were ready to meet the next Quad Leaders Summit organized by India later this year and the next Quad Foreign Ministers organized by Australia in 2026.
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