Piyush Goyal, US trade envoy Greer discuss early conclusion of India-US interim trade deal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held a “productive discussion” with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on early conclusion of a mutually beneficial interim trade agreement between India and the US. The meeting came alongside PM Narendra Modi’s conversation with President Donald Trump and Goyal’s participation in the G20 trade ministers’ meeting.
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal discussed the possibility of an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial interim trade agreement between India and the US with US trade representative Jamieson Greer. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministers meeting in Milwaukee, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump also held a telephone conversation to review bilateral cooperation.
Goyal highlighted the importance of ensuring food remains a source of security, stability, and cooperation, and called for a clear distinction between measures taken to ensure food security and coercive trade actions.
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