Washington/New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA, met with two of his Quad colleagues – Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
Amid reports of a meeting to be held of the Quad Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the Presidential inauguration, EAM Jaishankar posted on X of his meetings:
“Good to meet with FM Takeshi Iwaya of Japan.
“Reviewed the progress in our bilateral cooperation. Also discussed developments pertaining to Quad.”
“Delighted to meet FM @SenatorWong, a Quad colleague, in Washington DC today.
“As always, enjoyed our discussion on the state of the world.”
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There is no official word on the meeting as yet.
