India raises issue of non-tariff barriers with EU

INDIA HAS SAID that the non-tariff barriers are impeding trade with the European Union and has called for addressing the long-pending issues as a confidence-building measure.

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The issue of the barriers Indian exports face in the EU was raised by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal in his meeting with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency Maroš Šefcovic.

This was the first meeting between the two leaders after the new European Commission of the European Union took charge.

Other items on the agenda were discussions on India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, High Level Dialogue, India-EU Trade and Technology Council, other high-level engagements and trade and investment issues, a statement by the ministry of commerce and industry said.