Indian Officials To Visit US Next Week To Finalise Text For Interim Trade Agreement
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said an Indian delegation will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text of an interim trade agreement expected to be signed in March. Chief negotiator Darpan Jain will lead the team. Both sides are currently holding virtual discussions after earlier agreeing on the framework for the proposed deal.
A team of Indian officials will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text for an interim trade agreement, which is expected to be signed in March, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday. | X @IndiaWTO
New Delhi: A team of Indian officials will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text for an interim trade agreement, which is expected to be signed in March, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday.
The visit is likely to start from February 23.
India and the US earlier this month released a joint statement announcing that a framework for an interim trade agreement has been finalised.
"The joint statement lays down the contours of the deal. Now the contours of the deal has to be translated into a legal agreement, which will be signed between the two sides," he told reporters here.
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Both sides are engaged in finalising that legal agreement and virtual talks are going on.
"Next week (India's) chief negotiator Darpan Jain will be leading a delegation to the US to finalise the legal trade agreement," he said.
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