Tanmaya Lal, the secretary (west) of the Ministry of External Affairs, met Angelika NieblerPresident of the European Parliament delegation for relations with India. They organized a discussion on India and EU links, parliamentary exchanges and global issues.
The spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randir Jaiswal, in a position on X, said: “The secretary (west) Mr. Tanmaya LAL met @aniebler Ms. Angelika Niebler, president of the European Parliament of the Delegation of Relations with India. They discussed the bilateral links of the EU, parliamentary exchanges and global issues. “Carl Bildt, the former Prime Minister of Sweden, said early on Monday that 2025 will be a” revolutionary year “for India-EU relations.
In a conversation with Ani, Bildt mentioned that the two parties devote themselves to finalizing an agreement by the end of the year. “I think we will have a breakthrough this year in the relationship between the European Union and India. There is now a commitment to the Indian teams and the EU to have a kind of agreement concluded by the end of the year,” said Bildt. “It must be difficult. It must require compromises on the European side and on the Indian side, but in the rather uncertain environment that we have for world trade with prices … I think it would be very important,” he added.
In February, during the visit of the president of the EU Ursula von der Leyen in India, the two parties asked their teams to finish the free trade agreement (AGLE) negotiations by the end of the year. The delegations of the Indian and European Union discussed various subjects in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the president of the EU Ursula von der Leyen. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the leaders asked their teams to complete the ALE negotiations this year. Meanwhile, Tanmaya Lal, secretary (west) of the Ministry of External Affairs, noted that 20 ministers from the Union and State Ministers participated in discussions. The talks have covered various subjects, including trade, digital green technology, energy, environment and connectivity.
The president of the European Commission was visiting two days in India, accompanied by members of the college of European commissioners. “The leaders ordered their teams that the India-EU FTA should be concluded in the year. This is, of course, a very important result, “said Tanmaya Lal.
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