New Delhi/IBNS, Oct. 29 -- Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said he hopes the India-EU Free Trade Agreement will be signed this year and asked a European Parliament delegation for its support.

He said India-EU relations have progressed remarkably in recent years across a range of sectors and thanked the leaders on both sides for driving them forward.

He said he hoped the agreement would be signed this year and asked for the European Parliament's help in bringing it about, the release said.

Shared interests

Radhakrishnan described India and the EU as the two largest democracies and open market economies, with diverse societies, and said they share an interest in a resilient multipolar world order.

He said institutional ...