Union Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss trade issues at India-US Trade Policy Forum

New Delhi, Jan 9 (KNN) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is on an official visit to New York and Washington DC till January 11, 2023 to participate in India - US Trade Policy Forum wherein both the countries are looking forward to making progress on the trade issues.

In the first leg of visit, Minister will interact with CEOs of reputed multinational enterprises, participate in community event, join roundtable meetings with business leaders and think tank and visit industries in New York.

He will attend the 13th Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting in Washington DC on January 11, 2023, said the Ministry of Commerce.

Before delegation level talks he will also hold one to one meeting with USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai.

The 12th TPF Ministerial meeting was held on 23 November 2021 after a gap of four years in New Delhi.

Working groups were re-activated after the last ministerial.

TPF is a platform for continuous engagement between two countries in the area of trade and to further the trade and investment relations between the two countries.

In Washington DC, he will also have bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. There will also be interaction with some captains of Industry.

The two countries are also collaborating under the QUAD, I2U2 (India-Israel/ UAE-USA) and IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework). Regular exchanges at the leadership-level have been an integral element of the expanding bilateral engagement.  (KNN Bureau)