US, New Zealand share views about Quad, AUKUS contributing to peace

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters and US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken have made a joint statement.

“We share the view that arrangements such as the Quad, AUKUS, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity contribute to peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and see powerful reasons for New Zealand engaging practically with them, as and when all parties deem it appropriate,” Gazeta.Ru reports citing a joint statement.

AUKUS is a military pact among the UK, the US and Australia. QUAD is a quadripartite dialogue on security that includes Australia, India, the US and Japan.