Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Govt. of India and also the Leader of House in Rajya Sabha is in Sorrento, Italy to attend G20 meeting and discuss cooperation and coordination with the G20 on very crucial subjects like Health & Trade, Fisheries, Agriculture and Institutional Reforms.
Mr. Piyush Goyal has travelled to Italy with a high profile Indian delegation. He has had several important meetings on the sidelines including one with Mr. Ebrahim Patel, South African Minister for Trade & Industry wherein future potential for growth in trade in the area of agricultural commodities was discussed.
teps to further strengthen bilateral trade for mutual benefit were also discussed with Indonesia, India’s 2nd largest trading partner in the ASEAN region.
Mr. Goyal also met Mr. Valdis Dombrovskis, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and discussed ways and means to scale up bilateral relations on trade & investment between India and the EU.
During his meeting with World Trade Organization, Mr. Goyal expressed India’s committed support to the WTO in its efforts to strengthen multilateral trading system and ensure open and fair trade for benefit of all member countries.
In another meeting with the Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan, Mr. Goyal said that the two countries are working to finalize an interim agreement by December 2021 and aim for a full Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by the end of 2022.
During his meeting with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Tatiana Cloutheir, the recent big jump in bilateral trade and investment in recent years were discussed, especially in automobile, IT & health sectors, which undoubtedly signal bright prospects for future growth benefiting both sides.
In another meeting with South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo, it was suggested that balancing trade between the two countries will be important for further strengthening the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Mr. Goyal also had a one-on-one meeting with Canada’s Minister for International Trade Ms. Mary NG wherein it was divulged that talks for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries was on the anvil, with energy, new technologies, manufactured goods & services as key areas for future cooperation.
