Reiterating that the Quad remains a "force for global good”, the Leaders' Summit adopted the ‘Quad Wilmington Declaration’ to take the agenda forward.
Key Announcements in the Declaration
- Health Security: ‘Quad Cancer Moonshot’, a partnership to save lives in the Indo-Pacific region by combating cervical cancer.
- Quality Infrastructure: ‘Quad Ports of the Future Partnership’ which will harness the Quad’s collective expertise to support sustainable port infrastructure development.
- Critical and Emerging Technologies: A ‘Semiconductor Supply Chains Contingency Network Memorandum of Cooperation’ to enhance resilience of Quad’s semiconductor supply chains.
- Climate and Clean Energy: Collective Quad effort to boost energy efficiency, including deployment and manufacturing of high-efficiency affordable cooling systems in the region.
- Space: India’s establishment of a space-based web portal for Mauritius, to support the concept of open science for space-based monitoring of extreme weather events and climate impact.
- Maritime Security:
- ‘Maritime Initiative for Training in the Indo-Pacific (MAITRI)’ to maximize tools provided through Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (announced in 2022) and other Quad initiatives.
- ‘Quad-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission’ in 2025 to improve interoperability and advance maritime safety.
About Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)
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