External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will participate in the 4th Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting scheduled on February 11 in Melbourne, along with his counterparts from Australia, Japan, and the United States.
In response to the invitation by Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, S Jaishankar will be in Australia from February 10 to 13. In a release by the foreign ministry, it was noted that this would be his first visit to Australia as External Affairs Minister.
Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart will co-chair the 12th Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue on February 12. In their discussions, the two ministers will review the Indo-Australian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and discuss bilateral, multilateral, and regional issues of common interest. Both ministers will further co-chair the inaugural Foreign Ministers’ Cyber Framework Dialogue (FMCFD).
In their meeting, the ministers will assess the progress made towards implementing the India-Australia Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and its subsidiary Plan of Action, which they signed in June 2020.
