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The US coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region Kurt Campbell made the announcement at an event.
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The US coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden will host a summit with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan this year and it should bring “decisive” commitments on vaccine diplomacy and infrastructure.
Campbell made the remarks at an event hosted by the Asia Society think tank.
Known as the “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, representatives for the four member nations have met periodically since its establishment in 2007. The Quad member states have been resolving to uphold a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific amid growing Chinese assertiveness in the region.
At the first summit of the grouping in March this year, PM Modi said the Quad has come of age and its agenda covering areas like vaccines, climate…