Developments like those in Ukraine should never happen in the Indo-Pacific region, said Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia on Monday. Addressing the bilateral Annual Leaders' Meeting, Mr Morrison argued for greater cooperation among "likeminded democracies" and urged PM Narendra Modi to provide leadership within the 'Quad'. Prime Minister Modi focused on the Indo-Pacific region and called for "appropriate" global standards for emerging technologies.
"Our meeting today is of course set against a very distressing backdrop of the war in Europe which must never happen in our own region. While we are obviously distressed by the terrible situation in Europe, our focus, of course, is always very much on what is occurring in the Indo Pacific and ensuring that those events could never occur here in the Indo-Pacific," said Mr Morrison thanking the Indian side for "partnership" with Australia.
