Quad Leaders Expected to Meet in Manila on Tuesday in First Summit in Two Years, Sources Say
Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India are expected to meet on Tuesday on the sidelines of a key Asian meeting in Manila, two people familiar with the planning said, marking the first summit of the Quad nations in two years.
The Quad group of Indo-Pacific powers is widely considered a counterweight in the region, although its members have said the grouping is not directed against any one country.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated last month that the Quad leaders could meet on the sidelines of the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which begins on Sunday in the Philippine capital.
The supply of critical minerals is expected to be on the Quad summit agenda, one of the people said.
The second person, from the Philippine government and briefed on the preparations, said the Quad leaders were expected to gather shortly after United States President Donald Trump arrives in Manila on Tuesday, the last day of the ASEAN summit.
The Manila gathering would be the first Quad leaders' meeting since Trump returned to office last year, and the first such summit in two years.
The timing, agenda and any outcomes of the meeting remain subject to formal announcement by the four governments.
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Source: Reuters
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