Australia cancels Quad meeting after President Biden postponement

CANBERRA: Australian authorities cancel Quad Summit scheduled for Sunday after United States President, Joe Biden, reportedly postponed the visit.

According to Reuters, Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese canceled the upcoming Quad Summit after President Biden pulled out. The Australian PM said the four leaders will be able to talk at the G-7 (Group of Seven) meeting this weekend, in Japan.

On Wednesday, the Australian leader said he understands why the US President, Biden, has had to pull out over concerns about the country’s debt limit talks in Washington. It is pertinent to note that the Quad Summit had been scheduled for May 24 and was set to include leaders from India, Japan, the US, and Australia.

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Talking to the media personnel, about the US debt ceiling issue, PM Albanese said: “That has to be solved prior to 1st June — otherwise there are quite drastic consequences for the U.S. economy, which will flow on to the global economy — he understandably has had to make that decision”.

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FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on as he speaks to the media at Downing Street in London, Britain May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

On the other hand, President Biden has expressed “disappointment” at the prospect of being unable to visit Sydney for the summit. As confirmed by a Japan Today report, PM Narendra Modi of India, PM Fumio Kishida of Japan, President Joe Biden, and Anthony Albanese are now expected to meet at the G-7 meeting in Hiroshima.

“The Quad is an important body and we want to make sure that it occurs at [the] leadership level and we’ll be having that discussion over the weekend”: Australian PM.

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Apart from Biden, PM Kishida will also not be visiting Australia, however, PM Modi will visit Sydney next week to give an address to the “Indian diaspora” on Tuesday. Confirming the visit, Albanese said: “Prime Minister Modi will be here next week for a bilateral meeting with myself. He will also have business meetings, he’ll hold a very public event … in Sydney”. Albanese added that he looks forward to welcoming the Indian PM.

On the other hand, expressing disappointment that the US president will not be attending, and standing by the decision to cancel the Quad Summit, Albanese said: “you can’t have a Quad leaders’ meeting when there are only three out of the four there”.

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