Nirmala Sitharaman meets UK Trade Secretary; discuss investment, FTA

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday met UK Trade Secretary of State Kemi Badenoch and discussed bilateral investment and free trade agreement (FTA).

“ FM Smt. @nsitharaman and Secretary Ms. @KemiBadenoch briefly exchanged views and also reaffirmed the commitment by both sides for taking the ongoing negotiations on India-UK #FTA and India-UK #BIT to an early conclusion,” the finance ministry tweeted.

Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Business and Trade Ms. @KemiBadenoch met today in New Delhi to discuss #bilateral #investment and trade issues of mutual interests.

FM Smt. @nsitharaman and Secretary Ms. @KemiBadenoch briefly… pic.twitter.com/tSxZRVLsmy

— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) August 26, 2023

During the meeting, the two ministers discussed bilateral investment and trade issues of mutual interest.

Earlier in the day, Sitharaman also met European Commission Executive Vice President V Dombrovskis and discussed bilateral economic and financial issues of mutual interests.

“In their interactions, Smt. @nsitharaman and Mr. @VDombrovskis exchanged views on ongoing consultations for India-EU Investment Protection Agreement #IPA and India-EU Free Trade Agreement #FTA,” the ministry tweeted.

Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman met Mr. @VDombrovskis, European Commission’s Executive Vice-President, in New Delhi, today and discussed bilateral economic and financial issues of mutual interests.

In their interactions, Smt. @nsitharaman and Mr. @VDombrovskis… pic.twitter.com/GpcwveoO95

— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) August 26, 2023