Goyal sees ‘early conclusion’ for India-EU FTA talks

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday expressed hope about the possibility of “an early conclusion” of India-EU free trade negotiations, and said talks on the India-US bilateral trade agreement are progressing in New Delhi without giving any specific deadline for concluding the first tranche of the BTA.

- Rajeev Jayaswal

Piyush Goyal, union minister of commerce and industry.

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Replying toa specific question on the conclusion of the India-EU FTA, he said: “Well, I think, the air is pregnant with possibilities. While every agreement has many dynamics, I can say with certainty, both sides are committed to an early conclusion of the deal”.

The minister was speaking to reporters in Jaipur.

He, however, declined to give any deadline, hoping for an early conclusion of the free trade agreement. “Whether it happens in one month, whether it happens next week, or next month, you will wait and watch,” he said. The minister was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the Pravasi Rajasthani Divas in Jaipur.