Piyush Goyal Holds Trade, Investment Talks With Dutch Ministers and Business Leaders

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held meetings with Dutch government officials, parliamentarians and business leaders on October 26 to discuss bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation.

Goyal met Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation; Heleen Herbert, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate; and Arthur van Dijk, King’s Commissioner of North Holland.

He also interacted with members of the Dutch House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation and the Senate Committee on European Affairs to discuss bilateral economic relations and the India-European Union economic partnership.

Goyal and Sjoerdsma jointly chaired the India-Netherlands Business Forum, which brought together around 200 participants from Indian and Dutch businesses. 

Discussions covered opportunities under the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, including trade expansion, investment, market access and supply-chain cooperation.

The minister also held individual meetings with chief executives of Dutch companies operating in semiconductors, electronics, logistics, energy, industrial solutions, technology and retail.

Separately, Goyal participated in a roundtable with chief executives of 15 Dutch companies, organised by the Indian Embassy in The Hague in collaboration with HSBC Netherlands. The discussions focused on investment opportunities, commercial partnerships and private-sector cooperation.

During a media interaction, Goyal highlighted opportunities to expand trade, investment and technology partnerships between India and the Netherlands following the elevation of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership and the conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.

(KNN Bureau)