India, Sept. 17 -- Canada's Trade Minister will arrive in India on Friday for a two-day visit focused on rapidly taking forward ongoing negotiations towards a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).

Global Affairs Canada, the country's foreign ministry, announced on Thursday that Maninder Sidhu will travel to Mumbai on September 18 and 19 to "advance negotiations" towards the CEPA.

The release stated that Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, will visit "to strengthen Canada's trade and investment relationship with one of the world's fastest-growing economies".

He will meet Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal as well as with other government officials and business representatives "to discuss bilateral...