Strengthening bilateral economic relations, India and US hold detailed discussion

New Delhi, July 13: With an aim to strengthen bilateral economic relations, India and the United States held a detailed discussion on a range of trade issue the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday.

 

"Both sides discussed the broad contours of bilateral trade and commercial ties and agreed to continue their discussions for achieving mutually beneficial outcomes aimed at further growing the economic relationship and addressing mutual trade concerns," reads a statement by the ministry.

The US delegations headed by Assistant USTR for India Christopher Wilson reached New Delhi on Thursday for a meeting with senior officials of the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

This was the first meeting on trade issues after the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump in Japan on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

 

Last month, PM Modi held extensive discussions with US President Trump and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on the second day of the G20 summit in Japan’s Osaka.

Modi while addressing the trilateral meeting between Japan-India-America highlighted the importance India attaches to the grouping. "Committed to a better future. Meeting of JAI (Japan-America-India) trilateral takes place in Osaka. PM Abe Shinzo welcomes the leaders. POTUS congratulates Prime Ministers Modi and Abe for their electoral victories”, the Prime Minister’s Office had tweeted.