Canberra: Australia’s Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as the country’s new prime minister before flying out to attend the Quad summit in Tokyo.
Shortly after departing for Tokyo, Albanese took it to Twitter to express his gratitude and said that he will be looking forward to meet PM Modi, Japnese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden.
Albanese claimed the victory on Saturday night in the election, ending his wait for power after nine years and with this Anthony Albanese became the country’s 31st Prime Minister.
After winning the election, Anthony Albanese thanked people for voting for him. “Thank you Australia,” he Tweeted. “Tonight the Australian people have voted for change,” he added.
The Summit in Tokyo is the fourth interaction of Quad Leaders since their first virtual meeting in March 2021, in-person Summit in Washington D.C. in September 2021 and virtual meeting in March 2022.
The leaders will review the progress of Quad initiatives and Working Groups, identify new areas of cooperation and provide strategic guidance and vision for future collaboration.