Foreign ministers of the "Quad" countries Japan, the United States, Australia and India are planning a meeting in early March on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in India, the Sankei newspaper reported citing a government source.

The meeting of the top Quad diplomats would discuss the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) initiatives ahead of the four countries' leaders summit slated for late May, Sankei sad. (Reporting by Eimi Yamamitsu and Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Alex Richardson)