Of course, they gathered virtually because of the constraints of Covid 19.

Each of the leaders independently in the course of the meeting referred to this event as historic because it's cemented a group of strong democracies that will work together, going forward to secure a free and open Indo Pacific.

The four leaders did discuss the challenge posed by China, and they made clear that none of them have any illusions about China.

But today was not fundamentally about China.

Much of the focus was on pressing global crises, including the climate crisis and covid 19, and with respect to COVID 19.

These four leaders made a massive joint commitment today with Indian manufacturing, U.

S.

Technology, Japanese and American financing and Australian logistics capability.

The quad committed to delivering up to one billion doses to ASEAN, the Indo Pacific and beyond.

By the end of 2022.

The leaders also agreed that they would meet in person before the end of the year and they launched a set of working groups including an emerging technology group that will help set standards in key technologies like five G and artificial intelligence and another on cyber that will help our four countries meet this growing threat.

These groups will deliver results by the time of the summit.

I just referred to that will happen before the end of the year.