Dhaka, May 27 -- Quad, a diplomatic partnership between the United States, Australia, India, and Japan committed to fostering a free and open Indo-Pacific, has highlighted the importance of regional initiatives to strengthen energy resilience.

In a statement released by the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States of America on Tuesday on the occasion of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, they also mentioned important regional initiatives such as Japan's Partnership On Wide Energy and Resources Resilience (POWERR Asia).

The countries highlighted Australia's support to energy security in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including through the $2 billion Southeast Asia Investment Financing Facility, Austr...