Play date: Biden invites Albo, other Quad leaders to his hometown for talks
US President Joe Biden has invited Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the leaders of India and Japan to his hometown for a Quad summit next week.
United States President Joe Biden and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after a bilateral meeting during the The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Sunday, November 13, 2022. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Mr Biden will host Mr Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Wilmington, Delaware on September 21, US officials said overnight.
The summit in the United States will be the fourth in-person meeting of Quad leaders.
“This will be President Biden’s first time hosting foreign leaders in Wilmington as president – a reflection of his deep personal relationships with each of the Quad leaders, and the importance of the Quad to all of our countries,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
Mr Biden has been spending more time in his home state since he dropped his bid for re-election in July and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the November 5 presidential election.
Mr Kishida announced last month he would step down as Japan’s prime minister by the end of September.
A meeting of foreign ministers from the Quad group took place in Tokyo in July.
with AP
