High level meeting in Delhi over Indo-American bilateral trade agreement, hope for early conclusion

New -Delhi, September 16 (IANS). A high -level meeting was held in the national capital Delhi on Tuesday to speed up negotiations on bilateral trade agreement between India and the US. The Ministry of Trade issued a statement and informed it. During this meeting, the team of the US Office for Trade Representatives was led by Brendon Lynch. On the other hand, officials led by Special Secretary, the Department of Trade, participated in India. The meeting was discussed intensively to further strengthen the Indo-American trade relations. According to the statement issued by the Ministry of Trade, the two parties held positive and future -oriented discussions, accepting the constant importance of bilateral trade. The conversation discussed various aspects associated with the trade agreement and it was decided that efforts would be strengthened to enter into a mutually beneficial agreement as soon as possible. Earlier, on September 11, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Trade in Trade Union and Industry, expressed confidence that the first phase of the trade transaction between India and the US could be final by November. He said that the discussion between the two countries is moving in a positive direction and that both sides are satisfied with the progress so far. Goyal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in February ordered their ministers to work on the agreement and finalize the first phase by November this year. The first phase of this trade agreement must be completed by November 2025, and from March itself there is a very serious discussion in a very good environment and progress is being made. He also said that both sides are satisfied with this progress. US President Donald Trump has also written on the social media platform ‘Truth Social’ in the past that he is satisfied with the constant conversation between the two countries and is confident that both countries will come to a successful conclusion. -Ians PSK/DSC shares this story Tags