FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
September 24, 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed the importance of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, as leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia began their Quad meeting on Friday at the White House.
Morrison further stated the Indo-Pacific should be free from coercion, addressing a concern about Beijing’s increasing assertiveness and growing influence in the region.
(Reporting by Steve Holland, David Brunnstrom and Nandita Bose in Washington)
Source: One America News Network
