Strengthening maritime cooperation, discussing the situation in the East Sea

The Quad summit is expected to agree on several new initiatives, including the start of joint coast guard exercises.

Quad leaders attend the Quad Summit in Japan in April 2022. (Source: Kyodo)

According to Kyodo (Japan), leaders of the Quad group including the US, India, Japan and Australia are expected to agree to expand maritime cooperation when they meet on September 21.

A senior official in the administration of US President Joe Biden said the Quad leaders will "demonstrate ever-closer strategic alignment among Quad partners" through ongoing projects in areas ranging from maritime security, infrastructure to disaster response and emerging technology.

"The most important thing is that the Quad grouping will continue to exist in the long term," Kyodo quoted the unnamed official as saying, expressing confidence that the grouping will share a vision of a free and open Indo- Pacific region that will last for years beyond President Joe Biden's term.

During the Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, leaders will agree on a number of new initiatives, including the start of joint coast guard exercises.

In addition, the leaders will agree to share cargo space on planes and ships for humanitarian relief and disaster response missions, Kyodo reported.

According to Yonhap , the Quad summit will also discuss the Korean Peninsula and the situation in the East Sea. The meeting takes place amid growing concerns about the growing nuclear and ballistic missile threat from North Korea as well as recent tensions in the East Sea.

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