Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit the UK on 26 May to discuss with the UK government and businesses the progress made in negotiations of the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, said an official statement on 25 May. will do.
During the summit meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and the UK, the two leaders set the deadline for Diwali 2022 to finalize the FTA between the two countries.
“On the next leg of his two-day visit, Mr. Goyal is arriving in the UK tomorrow, where he will discuss the progress made in the FTA negotiations with the UK government and businesses and the way forward,” the commerce ministry said. Statement.
It also said that Mr Goyal, who led Team India at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos from May 23-25, has sought several high-end goals with the aim of projecting India as a reliable partner, a stable economy. Ended his journey with class programmes. An attractive investment destination.
The minister held a series of meetings including Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Nayef Al Hajraf, CEO of DP World Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, CEO and MD. Mubadala Investment Company, to take stock of the existing business and investment relationship, it added.
Mr. Goyal also met with business leaders including Arvind Krishna, CEO, IBM; Alexander R. Wienandts, President-elect, Deutsche Bank; Bill Winters, Group CEO, Standard Chartered Bank; Bruce Flatt, CEO, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.; Pat Gelsinger, CEO, Intel; Alan Jopp, CEO, Unilever; and Benoit Bazin, CEO, St. Gobain.