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Last Updated: September 22, 2024, 07:20 IST
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
US President Joe Biden (3R) participates in a Quadrilateral Summit family photo with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2L), and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) at the Archmere Academy in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 21, 2024. (Image: AFP)
Quad leaders condemned the Mumbai and Pathankot attacks, reaffirming their commitment to counter-terrorism and future collaborative exercises in Japan
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, leaders of the Quad grouping on Saturday denounced the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the 2016 Pathankot attack and committed to seeking strong actions through the UN Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions Committee.
In a joint statement released on Saturday, they stated: “We reiterate our condemnation of terrorist attacks, including the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai and the Pathankot attack, and our commitment to pursuing designations, as appropriate, by the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee.”
The statement followed discussions at the first Quad Working Group on Counter-Terrorism and a tabletop exercise held in Honolulu last year. The leaders expressed satisfaction with the constructive nature of these discussions and announced that Japan will host the next meeting and tabletop exercise in November.
