New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Negotiations for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union have concluded substantial work on key tracks, with both sides currently conducting legal and procedural reviews before finalising a formal signing date, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced.

Responding to queries regarding whether a specific December signing date has been fixed, MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that technical text scrubbing remains ongoing while both leaderships push for a swift conclusion.

"As indicated previously, the main negotiating tracks have concluded substantial work, and legal and procedural scrubbing of the text is ongoing," Jaiswal stated during the bi-weekly medi...