SME Times News Bureau | 26 Mar, 2021
The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
Piyush Goyal had a very productive discussion with the United States Trade
Representative (USTR), Ambassador Katherine Tai, over a video call on 25 March
2021.
Piyush Goyal congratulated Ms Katherine Tai on
her appointment as USTR. They discussed a range of issues and agreed to
strengthen the India–U.S. trade and investment relationship.
The conversation included consolidating economic
partnership between like-minded democracies upholding the principles of
openness, transparency and fair trade.
Both agreed to further India-U.S.economic
cooperation on the basis of shared objectives and resolve pending legacy issues
through mutual dialogue and discussion.
They also agreed to strengthen the India- U.S.
Trade Policy Forum (TPF) and to convene the next Ministerial-level meeting of
the forum in 2021.
