India, July 13 -- The United States Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Monday joined Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in strongly rejecting a media report claiming India had turned down a "quick trade agreement" with Washington in hopes of securing better terms.

Hours after Goyal termed the report "completely false, baseless and misleading", Gor also dismissed it as "fake news", saying negotiations between the two countries remained constructive.

"Fake news alert! No one has rejected anything. Both sides had very constructive meetings and reaffirmed their commitment to finalising a trade deal. We continue to stay actively engaged. Reuters - you can do better!" Gor wrote on X while responding to the report.

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