Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day official visit to the United States from September 21-24 to attend the annual Quad Summit and address the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations General Assembly.
The fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit, which will be held in Wilmington, Delaware, is being hosted by US President Joe Biden. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday announced that India will host the next Quad Summit in 2025.
The Quad meeting, which will also be attended by the leaders of Australia and Japan, will be a farewell meeting for President Biden, who is not running for a second term, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is due to resign from his post.
The Quad is a diplomatic partnership between four countries – Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. In recent years, Quad foreign ministers have met eight times and Quad governments continue to meet and coordinate at all levels.
The Ministry of External Affairs said, “Following the request from the US side to host the Quad Summit this year, India has agreed to host the next Quad Summit in 2025. At the Quad Summit, the leaders will review the progress achieved by the Quad over the past year and set the agenda for the coming year to assist countries in the Indo-Pacific region in meeting their development goals and aspirations.”
Prime Minister Modi will also address the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23. The theme of the summit is ‘Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’. The Prime Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders on the sidelines of the summit and discuss issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
While in New York, the Prime Minister will also address a gathering of the Indian community on September 22. He will interact with CEOs of leading US companies to foster greater collaboration between the two countries in the areas of AI, quantum computing, semiconductors and biotechnology.
“The Prime Minister is also expected to interact with thought leaders and other stakeholders active in the India-US bilateral landscape,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.
