ENA Global 2025-02-18 15:27:50 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Feb 18 (KNN)</strong> India and the European Union have scheduled their next round of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations for March 10-14, according to a senior Indian government official.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce L Satya Srinivas announced on Monday that the European Commission delegation will arrive in India on February 28, ahead of the formal talks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In a related development, UK's Minister of State for Trade Policy Douglas Alexander will visit India for a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on February 24.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This high-level meeting will be followed by the resumption of India-UK free trade negotiations on February 25.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"> We have taken stock of where we left in the last round (14th) and will take it forward during the visit, Srinivas stated regarding the upcoming UK discussions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The India-UK free trade negotiations were initiated in January 2022 and have progressed through 14 rounds of talks to date.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">These developments signal India's continued commitment to expanding its trade relationships with major economic blocs, as it pursues strategic trade agreements with both the European Union and post-Brexit United Kingdom.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 41108 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/global/fta-negotiations-to-resume-india-eu-march-10-india-uk-feb-25 2025-02-18 15:27:50 knnindia.co.in