Soon after Keir Starmer took charge of the government in Britain, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has confirmed that the much-awaited Free Trade Agreement between UK and India is set to close very quicky, reported The Financial Times.
“Past discussions showed the two sides were pretty much on board on most of the issues we have discussed, and that a deal may close very quickly,” said the Commerce Minister to The Financial Times.
Commenting further on FTA dicussions, the Minister urged the UK side to not repeat a mistake made by Boris Johnson when the then-prime minister promised in early 2022 that a trade agreement could be finalised within six months.
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