New Delhi, May 26 -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi highlighted how Quad serves as an important platform towards advancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and expressed optimism that the discussions at the Foreign Ministers' Meet would deepen collaboration between the partner countries.

Motegi made the remarks here in the national capital while speaking at the Quad Foreign Ministers Meet and said, "This Quad meeting signifies the firm message to the world that Quad will strongly promote cooperation to realise free and open Indo-Pacific."

He underlined how it is imperative for the Indo-Pacific nations to enhance their resilience and economic security and said, "The Indo-Pacific nations should strengthen resilience and...