{"id":22289,"date":"2026-09-25T09:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/australian-ambassador-hosts-quad-ambassadors-in-athens-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:38:20","slug":"australian-ambassador-hosts-quad-ambassadors-in-athens-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/australian-ambassador-hosts-quad-ambassadors-in-athens-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Ambassador Hosts Quad Ambassadors in Athens \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia\u2019s Ambassador to Greece, Duncan, hosted the ambassadors of the Quad countries in Athens for a working lunch on September 23, highlighting Australia\u2019s commitment to a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo Pacific.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting brought together representatives of Australia, India, Japan and the United States, with discussions focused on cooperation across the Indo Pacific.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lunch also provided an opportunity to welcome India\u2019s new Ambassador to Greece, HE Ravi Shankar, to the group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, the gathering marked the departure of Japan\u2019s Ambassador to Greece, HE Koichi Ito, with the Australian Embassy thanking him for his close cooperation on Indo Pacific issues during his posting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Quad, comprising Australia, India, Japan and the United States, is a key partnership in Australia\u2019s foreign policy and focuses on cooperation across areas including regional security, economic resilience, critical technologies, infrastructure and humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Australian Embassy in Athens shared images from the meeting, tagging the U.S. Embassy Athens, Embassy of Japan in Greece and Embassy of India in Greece.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAthens, Australia, Australia Greece relations, diplomacy, foreign policy, Greece, Greek news, greek news today, India, Indo-Pacific, Japan, QUAD, United States\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/25\/quad-ambassadors-athens-australia-india-japan-us\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s Ambassador to Greece, Duncan, hosted the ambassadors of the Quad countries in Athens for a working lunch on September 23, highlighting Australia\u2019s commitment to a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo Pacific. 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