Source: International Business Times
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) poses for a group picture with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (2nd left), Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd right)) and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar AFP US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan, shifting focus to Asia after a tenure so far marked by crises elsewhere and domestic priorities. Rubio had welcomed the foreign ministers of the so-called Quad on January 21 in his first meeting after President Donald Trump's inauguration, seen as a sign that the new administration would prioritize engagement with like-minded countries to counter China. Since then, much of Rubio's attention has been on the Middle East, with the United States bombing Iranian nuclear sites in support of Israel; on Ukraine, as Trump unsuccessfully seeks a ceasefire in Russia's invasion, and on boosting Trump's domestic priorities such as mass deportations of migrants.
