India and the UK are expected to hold the seventh round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in early 2023. This follows the UK Secretary of State for International Trade Kemi Badenoch, who will visit New Delhi this month to advance the negotiation process. .
Badenok was in India from 12th to 13th December to launch the sixth round of negotiations on the UK-India FTA. During the negotiations, Trade Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, he met with Piyush Goyal and also discussed a wide range of trade and investment opportunities between the UK and India.
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The two countries concluded the sixth round of negotiations on the FTA on 16 December, according to a joint outcome statement released by the British side on Thursday. “The seventh round of official-level negotiations is expected to take place in early 2023,” it said.
As with previous rounds, Round 6 was conducted in a hybrid format. A number of UK government officials traveled to New Delhi for negotiations, while others attended online.
“Technical discussions took place across 11 policy areas in 28 separate sessions. They included detailed draft treaty discussions in these policy areas,” the statement said.
The two countries were due to conclude FTA negotiations in October this year, but disagreements over key issues such as tariffs on whiskey and cars, the mobility of professionals and students, and domestic political turmoil have forced the goal to be scrapped. could not be achieved. in England.
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