Union Commerce and Trade Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday mentioned that whereas there isn’t a fastened timeline for the discussions, a well-structured Free Commerce Settlement (FTA) with the European Union ought to ideally be concluded by the tip of this yr.
In a press convention held in Paris, Goyal mentioned negotiations will progress quickly.
Minister Goyal’s go to to France marks the graduation of his three-day official tour from June 1 to three, 2025. Throughout this era, he’s scheduled to carry bilateral conferences with French Ministers, together with Eric Lombard, Minister of Economic system, and Laurent Saint-Martin, French Commerce Minister, specializing in strengthening the Indo-French financial partnership.
Moreover, he’ll interact in strategic enterprise conferences with high management of main French firms similar to Vicat, Whole Energies, L’Oréal, Renault, Valeo, EDF, and ATR, and take part within the India-France Enterprise Spherical Desk and the India-France CE.
