It will take place right after the elections,” Mr. Garcetti said in response to a question from The Hindu during the discussion, clarifying that he meant the U.S. elections, to be held on November 5, 2024. This will make the end of the year have more productive outcomes,” the American envoy said. Mr. Garcetti said that there would be some Quadrilateral discussions on technology later this month on the sidelines of the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) meetings. Mr. Turnbull added that, subsequently, in 2008, it was Australia that publicly announced it was pulling out of the Quad. The envoys present on stage, including Mr. Garcetti, Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, and Australian High Commissioner Philip Green did not comment on the details of “Quad 1.0”.

Source: The Hindu February 05, 2024 22:22 UTC