Quad eyes foreign ministers' meeting following Trump inauguration

Japan, Australia, India ministers to attend Jan. 20 ceremony in Washington

The meeting would serve to highlight the Quad's continued importance under the incoming Trump administration. (Source photos by Nikkei)

RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writer

January 13, 2025 01:35 JST

TOKYO -- The Quad nations of Japan, the U.S., Australia and India seek to convene a foreign ministers' meeting in Washington after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will attend the inauguration. The U.S. is expected to be represented at the meeting by Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump's pick for secretary of state.