The United States Foreign Relations committee chairman Robert Menendez has written to Quad members congratulating the members on a successful Quad Leaders Summit and encouraged the Quad as it continues to develop as a functional part of the Indo-Pacific architecture, further noting that a more proactive role is required in addressing Sri Lanka's political and economic crisis. This was made known via a letter by the Chairman today (15). "I write to congratulate the you on a successful Quad Leader's Summit and to encourage the Quad, as it continues to develop as a functional part of the Indo-Pacific architecture, to make a more proactive role in addressing Sri Lanka's political and economic crisis. Last month's Quad meeting in Tokyo produced tangible results, from boosting vaccine capacity to combatting climate change to coordinating activities in cyber-security, space and other critical and emerging technologies," the statement read. The statement further mentioned about the newly-launched Indo-pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) as an important step for the region to build joint maritime capacity and information sharing. "The launch of the 13-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which I was pleased to see all four members of the Quad participating, is a good first step toward deepening economic integration between like-minded allies and partners in the region. There remains strong bipartisan and bicameral in the US congress for the Quad. But, there is more the Quad can do and should do in the Indian Ocean neighborhood, starting with Sri Lanka," the letter mentioned. The letter then noted that today's iteration of the Quad can lead the way in working to avoid an economic explosion in Sri Lanka that could spark a humanitarian crisis with wider, destabilizing, regional impacts. "Under the Rajapaksa's, Sri Lanka has been left on the brink of financial ruin and humanitarian catastrophe. Mahinda Rajapaksa led this country straight into a Chinese debt trap and then his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, failed to make the prudent economic steps necessary to avoid a default on its sovereign debt. Today, Sri Lankan's of all backgrounds are rising to make clear that it is time for a change," the letter mentioned. Additionally, Menendez's letter noted that New Delhi has taken a proactive role in providing loans and humanitarian assistance to the Sri Lankan government to avoid a meltdown, further mentioning that Washington is preparing long-term economic support. "Tokyo is providing food assistance to the Sri Lankan people. These are all positive steps, but there is more that can be done by the Quad, including mobilizing additional humanitarian assistance, providing badly-needed fuel, and offering technical support and advise in the areas of financial accounting, health, food security and macroeconomic policy. Through the new Quad Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Mechanism (HADR), Tokyo and Canberra can play a bigger role and demonstrate that the Quad is capable of tackling challenges across the entire breadth of the Indo-Pacific region," it mentioned. Meanwhile, the letter noted that in the diplomatic front, all four Quad nations must stand together this year at the United Nations Human Rights Council when the body receives the High Commissioner's report on war crimes committed during Sri Lanka's civil war. "Diplomatic Unity would help demonstrate the Quad's commitment to accountability and respect for international humanitarian laws. These sorts of efforts above would demonstrate to the entire region that the Quad is a robust agile and critical thinking component of emergent Indo-Pacific architecture essential to meeting changing circumstances and challenges in the region," the letter concluded.