New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal concluded his two-day Brussels visit, making a decisive impact in keeping forward the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, an official statement said here on Saturday.
In a series of high-level talks with Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič, both leaders provided guidance to negotiating teams to resolve pending issues and expedite the agreement.
The Minister Piyush Goyal and Commissioner Šefčovič carried out detailed deliberations across key areas of the proposed agreement. Both sides took note of the steady progress achieved across various negotiating tracks including Market Access for Goods, Rules of Origin, Services, etc.
The Ministerial-level discussions reaffirmed the strong political resolve on either side to address pending issues through constructive engagement.
The Ministerial engagement was preceded by high-level discussions between Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal and the Director-General for Trade, European Commission, Sabine Weyand, the statement added.
