New Delhi, June 7 -- An Indian delegation is expected to visit Russia towards the end of the month for talks on the proposed India-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) free trade agreement (FTA), according to two people aware of the matter.

The FTA discussions will focus on easing sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade. The EAEU is a five-member economic bloc comprising Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia and was set up in 2015 to promote economic integration through a common market, removal of trade barriers and coordination of economic policies among member states.

"One of the major focus areas in our FTA discussions is how to ease SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) measures and technical barriers ...