NEW DELHI, June 11 -- Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will travel to Switzerland next week to accelerate the implementation of the India-EFTA trade and economic partnership agreement (TEPA), which was signed over two years ago.

During the 12-13 June visit, Goyal will hold high-level discussions with Swiss government officials and leaders of the pharmaceutical industry to boost bilateral trade between the two countries, according to a commerce ministry statement on Thursday.

The visit reflects India's continued commitment to deepening economic engagement with Switzerland and the other member countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. The India-EFTA TEPA is a comprehensive betwee...