New Delhi, May 26 -- Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday said that the QUAD grouping remains focused on delivering practical outcomes for the Indo-Pacific amid growing strategic and economic challenges.

Addressing a joint press statement, Wong said, "At every meeting that we have had, we have been focused on momentum and on making sure we deliver outcomes which are real...Our obligation and responsibility is to provide real choices, particularly as strategic circumstances in our region (Indo-Pacific) are deteriorating."

She warned that the Indo-Pacific region is under mounting economic pressure and pointed to concerns surrounding maritime security and global energy flows.

"The region is facing acute economic stress... we ...