U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses Indo-Pacific concerns with ‘Quad’ foreign ministers in Australia
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, Feb. 12.KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL VIA AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi hold a joint press availability at the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, February 11.KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL VIA AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press availability at the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, February 11.HAMISH BLAIR VIA AP
S. Jaishankar, India's Minister of External Affairs participates in the Quad foreign ministers' press conference in Melbourne, Friday, Feb. 11. The four nations form the so-called "Quad," a bloc of Indo-Pacific democracies that was created to counter China's regional influence.KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL VIA AP
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, right, listens to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak at the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb. 11.DARRIAN TRAYNOR/POOL PHOTO VIA AP
United States' Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, second left, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, center, India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, right, meet in Melbourne, Friday, Feb. 11, as part of Quad meetings. The four nations form the so-called "Quad," a bloc of Indo-Pacific democracies that was created to counter China's regional influence.DARRIAN TRAYNOR/POOL VIA AP
United States' Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, second left, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, center, India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, right, meet in Melbourne, Friday, Feb. 11, as part of Quad meetings. The four nations form the so-called "Quad," a bloc of Indo-Pacific democracies that was created to counter China's regional influence.KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL VIA AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and exchange a fist bump before the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb, 11.KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL VIA AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi fist bump as they meet before the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb, 11.KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL VIA AP
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pose for a photo before their meeting at the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Feb, 11.