Joint Statement: EFTA-India Ministerial Meeting


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Press releases, 26.04.2023

High-level delegations from India and EFTA meet to boost bilateral trade and economic partnership.

Today, Ministers and high-level representatives from India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) gathered in New Delhi to discuss the prospects of resuming their negotiations towards a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).

The high-level delegations were composed of Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles of India; Jan Christian Vestre, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway; Helene Budliger Artieda, Swiss State Secretary at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO; Martin Eyjólfsson, Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Kurt Jäger, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to EFTA, WTO and the UN in Geneva; and Henri Gétaz, Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association.

The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on the state of play of their negotiations and explore ways to advance the talks.The participants acknowledged the challenges posed by the current global economic and trade environment, as well as the need to address the bilateral trade and economic partnership issues in a constructive and pragmatic manner. Both sides agreed to continue their efforts to resolve all outstanding issues and work towards deepening and strengthening the economic partnership, while contributing to a more inclusive global trading system.

Jan Christian Vestre
Minister
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway

 

Shri Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, India
 
Helene Budliger Artieda
Swiss State Secretary
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
 

 

 

Martin Eyjólfsson
Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
 

 

 

Kurt Jäger
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to EFTA, WTO and the UN, Geneva
 

 

 

Henri Gétaz
Secretary-General, European Free Trade Association