New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has welcomed the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, calling it a positive development for both India and the European Commission after nearly two decades of discussions.

Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Chaturvedi said the agreement underlined the importance of shared values such as democracy, a rules-based international order, and a stable global trade system. She noted that convergence on these principles enabled meaningful cooperation.

"I welcome the free trade agreement and this was long pending for 20 years, for two decades India and European Union had been discussing for a trade deal like this and that finally it has found closure is good for our nations, for European...