By SHINO MATSUYAMA/ Staff Writer
June 7, 2024 at 18:31 JST
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and India plan to hold a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) in Tokyo in late July, multiple Japanese and U.S. sources revealed.
The meeting in Tokyo is expected to be held in conjunction with the Japan-U.S. foreign and defense ministerial gathering scheduled for around the same time.
This will be the first foreign ministers’ meeting for the QUAD since September. The partnership was formed with a focus on countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
The ministers are expected to discuss Beijing’s growing maritime presence in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, as well as the alliance’s response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
In the Japan-U.S. foreign and defense ministerial meeting, ministers are expected to discuss strengthening the bilateral security alliance, especially its command and control capability.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently announced a command upgrade plan for U.S. forces in Japan.
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