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Japan -Australia-India-U.S. Senior Officials’ Meeting
July 3, 2024
- Japan -Australia-India-U.S. Senior Officials’ Meeting was convened in VTC format on July 3 2024.
- At this meeting, the officials reviewed the progress made since the Summit meeting and the Foreign Minister’s meetings that have been held last year and concurred on advancing practical cooperation among the four countries in various fields toward the realization of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”. The officials also exchanged views on regional and global issues.
(Reference) Participants:
- Japan: Mr. FUJIMOTO Kentaro, Ambassador in charge of Quad cooperation/ Deputy Director-General of Foreign Policy Bureau, from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Australia: Ms. Elly Lawson, Deputy Secretary (Strategic Planning and Coordination Group), from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- India: Mr. K. Nagaraj Naidu, Joint Secretary (Americas) from Ministry of External Affairs
- U.S.: Mr. Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary (East Asian and Pacific Affairs) and Mr. Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary (South and Central Asian Affairs), from Department of State.