External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) had an in-depth discussion on the situation in West Asia, including its effects on energy security, and underlined the need for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the crisis in the region.
Top commerce ministry officials told UNI, “We need the deal, they need it too as both want stable markets, which are shielded from tariff threats and we both want to decouple from China-led supply chains.
At the 2nd Annual General Meeting of the Federation of European Business in India (FEBI), Ambassador Delphin highlighted the vital role of European companies in powering India’s economic growth and innovation.
India is looking forward to the continued dialogue, Goyal said after meeting Maros Sefcovic, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, European Union.
“Looking forward to a robust, fair and equitable, balanced, mutually balanced and win-win partnership in terms of an endearing Free Trade Agreement which will strengthen the relationship between Europe and India,” he added.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the members of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the Council of the European Union (EU) in New Delhi on Friday and exchanged perspectives on latest regional and global developments.
The dialogue was co-chaired by Maciej Stadejek, Director for Security and Defence Policy in the European External Action Service, and K.D. Dewal, Joint Secretary (Counter-terrorism) in the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
The statement came after her joint telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, today.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, held a key meeting with European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic, in Brussels to discuss the progress of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
With India and the European Union (EU) decided to conclude a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by year-end, high-level ministerial delegations from the two sides met here last night for a meeting of the second India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC).
