India, Jan. 31 -- India's commerce minister Piyush Goyal has said the trade deal with the US will soon be "moving towards closure", and spoke also about how the recent Free Trade Agreement with the European Union was achieved. Here are key takeaway from his interview with HT three days after the signing of the India-EU deal.

Goyal termed the prospective deal "positive" and "good deal", but did not speak in terms of strict timelines. "We are actively engaged. We never do any deal with a deadline in mind," he told HT. "When both sides are satisfied, the date will be announced."

He added, though, "I don't think there are any sticky issues left to be resolved. We can now look at moving towards closure."

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