Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 7 (ANI): Union Commerce and Business Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday held separate conferences along with his counterparts from the UAE and Indonesia on the sidelines of the BRICS Commerce and Business Ministers’ Assembly in Jaipur, discussing methods to strengthen commerce, funding and financial cooperation.
Goyal met UAE Minister of Overseas Commerce Thani Al Zeyoudi and mentioned additional strengthening bilateral commerce and funding ties below the India-UAE Complete Financial Partnership Settlement (CEPA).
‘Mentioned methods to additional strengthen the momentum of our commerce & funding ties below the India-UAE CEPA, and explored avenues for collaboration throughout numerous sectors,’ Goyal stated in a put up on X.
The UAE is certainly one of India’s largest buying and selling companions, whereas the CEPA between the 2 nations has supplied a significant push to bilateral commerce because it got here into impact in Could 2022.
In a separate assembly, Goyal met Indonesian Commerce Minister Budi Santoso and reviewed progress in negotiations associated to the ASEAN-India Commerce in Items Settlement (AITIGA).
‘We reviewed the progress of the AITIGA negotiations and mentioned methods to additional deepen our bilateral financial engagement and strengthen resilient provide chains,’ Goyal stated.
He added that the 2 sides reaffirmed their dedication to advancing trade-led development and strengthening India-Indonesia financial cooperation.
India and ASEAN have been reviewing AITIGA with the goal of constructing the settlement more practical and addressing considerations across the present commerce association.
The bilateral conferences had been held on the sidelines of the BRICS Commerce and Business Ministers’ Assembly in Jaipur as India holds the BRICS presidency in 2026. (ANI)
