India Will Take Decisions On Different Aspects Of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Based On National Interest: Piyush Goyal

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday (9 September) said that India will take decisions on different aspects of the frameworks of IPEF based on its national interest.

Goyal on Friday attended the first in-person Ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF) in Los Angeles, United States.

Interacting with media on the side-lines of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting, Goyal said that there have been very useful engagements with the 14 members of the IPEF and added that the officials from member nations had worked very hard to prepare ground for such fruitful interactions.

Ahead of the ministerial meeting of the Indo Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, Goyal met Australian trade minister Don Farrell in Los Angeles.

He also held a meeting with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the side-lines of IPEF Ministerial meeting and discussed further deepening of India-US trade and investment ties as both countries look to build resilient global supply chains

Goyal also met US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai at the side-lines of the IPEF meet.