New Delhi, June 18 -- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said negotiations on an interim free trade agreement between India and the United States have entered their final phase, with substantial progress already achieved.

"With the United States, we have made significant progress already on the conclusion of an interim free trade agreement. We are in the final stages of concluding that agreement," he said.

He added that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is expected to visit India next week to further advance discussions.Modi-Trump push for early finalisation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump during their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, instructed negotiators to conclude the proposed trade agreement ...