OTTAWA: Trade ministers of India and Canada have directed their chief negotiators to find ways for early conclusion of the proposed free trade agreement, the commerce ministry said on Monday.
The proposed agreement, officially dubbed as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), came in for discussion during a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu and Canadian Minister for International Trade Francois-Philippe Champagne here. Champagne is here for the 4th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment.
Both the ministers expressed their strong commitment for taking forward negotiations for an early conclusion, the ministry said in a statement.