EEC invites India to step up negotiations on preferential trade agreement
<p> MINSK, Sep 17 - PrimePress. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) invited India to intensify negotiations with a focus on signing a preferential trade agreement, said the EEC press service. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The decision to start negotiations was taken by the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council back in December 2016. We are determined to move to direct negotiations and hold them within a reasonable time frame and hope that India shares our desire to start discussing the contents of the future agreement as soon as possible,” said EEC Board Chairman Mikhail Myasnikovich at a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Indian side confirmed their readiness to continue joint work. </p> <p> </p> <p> The trade turnover between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India totalled $12.4 billion in 2020, down 11.3%. In 2020 India’s share in the EEU foreign trade turnover was 2%. End </p>
2021-09-18
Primepress
EEC invites India to step up negotiations on preferential trade agreement
MINSK, Sep 17 - PrimePress. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) invited India to intensify negotiations with a focus on signing a preferential trade agreement, said the EEC press service.
“The decision to start negotiations was taken by the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council back in December 2016. We are determined to move to direct negotiations and hold them within a reasonable time frame and hope that India shares our desire to start discussing the contents of the future agreement as soon as possible,” said EEC Board Chairman Mikhail Myasnikovich at a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The Indian side confirmed their readiness to continue joint work.
The trade turnover between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India totalled $12.4 billion in 2020, down 11.3%. In 2020 India’s share in the EEU foreign trade turnover was 2%. End