The Quad foreign affairs meeting between the US, Japan, India and Australia held yesterday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York for the first time for a free and open Indo-Pacific.  <br />''<br />''External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne met to discuss the Indo-Pacific strategy. <br />''<br />''In a tweet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked Quad Foreign Ministers for the meeting. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, they discussed their shared interest in building a free and open Indo Pacific, denuclearization of North Korea and joint efforts to promote regional stability.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Marise Payne also tweeted stating discussion involved their efforts to maintain and promote an open, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and reaffirmation for Quad commitment to shared values and cooperation.</span><br />