Following Anthony Albanese's confirmation that Australia will host the 2023 Quad summit in Sydney on May 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked him and said the gathering will support member nations' efforts to ensure a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
“I look forward to my visit and discussions on strengthening Quad collaboration across domains to advance our positive agenda,” tweeted Modi in his response to the announcement by the Australian PM. Modi's first visit will to Hiroshima in Japan from May 19 to 21 for the G7 summit, from where he will travel to Australia and also for the first time to Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. Albanese had officially invited Modi for the Quad summit when he visited India last month.
“The Quad is committed to supporting an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is respectful of sovereignty and ensures security and growth for all. I look forward to discussing with Quad leaders how we – alongside important regional institutions, such as Asean, the Pacific Islands Forum, the Indian Ocean Rim Association and our regional partners - can shape the Indo-Pacific region we all want to live in,” said Albanese in a statement.
Although the Indo-Pacific region's stability, adaptability, and prosperity are promoted by the Quad, Beijing and Moscow see the organisation as a US-led effort to contain China. “We will be discussing the global economic environment that we know is under pressure due to global inflationary pressures,” Albanese said in Canberra.