China should not do such things… America taunted before Quad Summit
US State Department's Hindustani language spokesperson Margaret McLeod has said that the Quad has been working to improve the lives of people in the Indo-Pacific since its inception. She said that US President Joe Biden is hosting the Quad summit in Delaware because it is his state and he wants to demonstrate the importance of his personal relationship with the Quad leaders.
In an interview with ANI, McLeod said that the next joint statement of the Quad will include cooperation among the four countries in various areas, including cyber security and maritime security.
China is aggressive in South China Sea
McLeod said the Quad is not a security alliance. However, he said the Quad has decided to launch a new program, the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, from 2022. McLeod said the truth is that China is aggressive in the South China Sea.
Protection of maritime borders
He said that from 2022, our Quad countries are sharing more information with each other and neighbours so that every country in the Indo-Pacific can secure maritime borders. Speaking about China's recent actions in the South China Sea, the US State Department spokesperson said, our government has clearly stated that China should not do such actions.
Work to improve people's lives
Speaking on the importance of the Quad in the Indo-Pacific, he said that the Quad has been working to improve the lives of people in the region since its inception. President Biden decided to hold this meeting in Delaware because it is his state and he wanted to show the importance of his personal relationship with the Quad leaders.
PM Narendra Modi's Visit to America
McLeod said that in the next joint statement, we will hear about cooperation in various areas including cyber security, health security, and maritime security. Then we will also talk about how we can deal with the challenges of water and air. The White House has not yet announced the agenda of the bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi during his US visit. So I will not say anything about that before the White House's announcement.
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to host the fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit in Delaware on September 21. The next Quad summit will be hosted by India. It is worth noting that the Quad foreign ministers have met eight times in recent years.
India America relation
MacLeod said that America's relations with India will remain important irrespective of who becomes the President in the US elections on November 3. Emphasizing the strong relations between the two countries, MacLeod said that there is a lot to talk about between India and America. He said that like India, America is also a democracy. We elect our President through elections held every four years.