Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that next week’s Quad leaders’ meeting in Sydney would no longer take place after US President Joe Biden canceled his trip to Australia. This information was received from the news about this in the media. Instead, Albanese said the leaders of Australia, the US, India and Japan would meet at the G7 summit in Japan this weekend. US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he was canceling his trip to Australia, Papua New Guinea.
He is due to discuss the issue with the opposition Republican Party in a bid to prevent US debt default for the first time in history and has decided to cancel his trip to Australia, citing uncertainty and serious wide-ranging talks. Biden made this important announcement at the ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’ celebration at the White House. The announcement was preceded by a meeting with Congressional leaders, including Kevin McCarthy, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Republican leader.
Joe Biden informed Albanese of his decision over the phone. Joe Biden has invited the Australian Prime Minister to pay a state visit to the country at a mutually convenient time. Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on June 22. Joe Biden said to the guests at the ceremony held at the White House, that ‘I am cutting my travel period. I am canceling my visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea during this trip for a conclusive discussion with Congress leaders.
He said, ‘I spoke to the Prime Minister of Australia today and told him about the current situation. I think there is a growing consensus that default is not an option. Our economy will be hit by a recession.” Albanese said in the town of Tweed Heads, New South Wales, that “the meeting of the Quad leaders in Sydney is not going to happen next week.” According to reports, Albanese said that this There is every possibility that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sydney next week. President Joe Biden has had to cut short his travel period due to domestic politics. Biden is working on a deal with the Republican Party later this month to prevent the US from defaulting on its debt payments.
Albanese said that ‘it has to be resolved before June 1 – otherwise there will be very serious consequences for the US economy which will also affect the global economy. They will have to take a decision in a judicious manner. It has been decided to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the leaders’ meeting.
The Prime Minister of Australia said, ‘All the four leaders – President Joe Biden (US), Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Japan), Prime Minister Narendra Modi (India) and I will be at the G-7 meeting to be held in Hiroshima on Saturday and Sunday. We are trying to meet during that time and I am also going to have bilateral discussions with President Biden. Trying to confirm. He said, ‘We are in talks with the Quad leaders. We will make further announcements regarding this. But PM Modi is certainly going to be our guest of honor next week.
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