Lagatar24 Desk
Tokyo, May 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden in Tokyo after holding the Quad Leaders’ Summit on Tuesday.
The meeting is the continuation of their ongoing conversation, which began on April 11 in virtual mode.
“Mr Prime Minister, there is so much that our countries can and will do together. I’m committed to make US-India partnership among the closest we have on earth,” says US President Joe Biden in a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi, in Tokyo, Japan.
“I’m pleased that we’ve reached agreement for US Development Finance Corporation to continue this imp work in India, supporting vaccine production, clean energy initiatives. I’m glad we’re renewing the Indo-US Vaccine Action Program,” he added.
Since their first virtual meeting in March 2021, in-person Summit in Washington, D.C. in September 2021, and virtual meeting in March 2022, the Quad Leaders have met four times.
“I’m confident that with the conclusion of the US Investment Incentive Agreement we will see concrete progress in investment between our two countries,” said PM Modi.
The Quad Summit provided the Leaders with an opportunity to discuss developments in the Indo-Pacific region as well as current global topics of mutual relevance. A new programme for continuing collaboration in the marine domain, space, climate change, health, and cyber security was launched during the Quad summit.
