Japan, U.S., Australia, India hold meeting of top diplomats

September 27, 2019

New York--Japan, the United States, Australia and India held a meeting of their foreign ministers in New York on Thursday, the first such gathering among the four countries.

The participants agreed to cooperate to realize the free and open Indo-Pacific vision led by Japan and the United States and maintain a rules-based regional order.

"We'll work hard to put flesh on the Indo-Pacific vision, including the promotion of high-quality infrastructure investment," said Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

Ahead of the gathering, Motegi had a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to exchange views on regional affairs. Jiji Press