Fiji, May 27 -- Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Quad is stepping up support for the Pacific and Indo-Pacific region as worsening global instability, energy insecurity and economic volatility place growing pressure on countries across the region.

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is an informal strategic forum comprising the United States, India, Australia, and Japan.

Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi following the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Wong announced what she described as "the strongest ever commitment from the Quad to the Pacific" through a new port infrastructure initiative in Fiji.

"The Quad is today taking forward a number of new initiatives, an energy security initiative, and, of cour...