New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, concluded his two-day visit to Brussels a decisive step forward in the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.

The Commerce Minister was in Brussels on 8 and 9 January, and held a series of high-level dialogues with Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic, where both the leaders provided guidance to negotiating teams to resolve pending issues and expedite the agreement.

Discussions centred on the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with both sides underlining the importance of protecting the interests of farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), while enabling Indian industries to integrate more deeply int...