Australian Foreign Minister to visit India for Quad FMM

Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that she will visit India to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and hold the Australia-India Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue.Wong said, “In these uncertain times, the Quad is a vital partnership – four countries working together to shape a peaceful, stable and prosperous future for the Indo-Pacific region. Together, Australia, India, Japan and the United States are delivering concrete results on shared interests, including maritime security, critical mineral supplies, infrastructure development and disaster relief.”She said, “While in India, I will be holding the 17th Australia-India Foreign Ministers Framework Dialogue with my counterpart, Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. The partnership between Australia and India has never been more important.”Wong’s office further said that Australia and India are deepening cooperation.“As comprehensive strategic partners, Australia and India are deepening cooperation in trade and investment, defense and maritime security, climate and energy transition, strategic technology, and education and skills, with an enduring social relationship at the heart of our partnership. The Albany Government will continue to strengthen Australia’s relationship and work even harder in new and existing alliances such as the Quad as we build Australia’s future in an increasingly less stable world.”At the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Ms Penny Wong, Foreign Minister of Australia; Japan’s Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi; and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will pay an official visit to New Delhi to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 26 May 2026.Keeping in mind the Quad’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Ministers will take forward the discussions to be held in Washington, DC on 1 July 2025. They will exchange views on advancing Quad cooperation in priority areas, review progress on ongoing Quad initiatives, and consider recent developments in the Indo-Pacific region and other international issues of mutual concern.