WEB DESK
India and Canada have agreed to explore enhanced cooperation through measures such as coordinated investment promotion, information exchange and mutual support in near future through a Memorandum of Understanding. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal along with his Canadian counterpart Mary Ng co-chaired the sixth India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment on 8th May in Ottawa. The Ministers emphasised the solid foundation of the trade and economic relationship between Canada and India and recognized the significant opportunity to deepen bilateral ties and economic partnership. The Ministers reviewed the progress achieved in the India-Canada Free Trade Agreement negotiations in the seven rounds of negotiations so far.
Ms. Mary Ng expressed Canada’s support for India as G20 Chair and the priorities pursued by India in the G20 Trade and Investment Working Group. She indicated that she is looking forward to participating in the upcoming G-20 Trade and Investment Ministerial meeting in India scheduled to take place in August.