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India and Australia plan to finalize the Interim Trade Agreement in next 30 days- Shri Piyush Goyal

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..... India and Australia plan to finalize the Interim Trade Agreement in next 30 days- Shri Piyush Goyal - News and Press Release Dated:- 12-2-2022 - News - India and Australia plan to finalize the Interim Trade Agreement in next 30 days- Shri Piyush Goyal Proposed CECA FTA is like a Dil Chahta Hai FTA ,- Shri Goyal The negotiations represent a watershed moment in India-Australia bilateral re .....

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..... lationship - Shri Piyush Goyal Interim agreement would be a significant milestone in relationship between our two countries- Mr Dan Tehan The two Ministers sign an MoU on Tourism as well. The MoU would help educational ties and tourism between the two nations to flourish Mr. Dan Tehan Both Ministers agree on the need for a balanced trade agreement that encourages expanded trade and i .....

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..... nvestment flows to the benefit of both of the economies, and reflects a shared commitment to the rules-based international trading system. Shri Piyush Goyal, India s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles and The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Government of Australia have announced reaching an understanding .....

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..... on the Interim agreement and finalizing it in the next 30 days. The India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) is expected to be concluded in 12 months thereafter. Shri Goyal and Mr. Tehan were addressing a joint press conference after conclusion of the 3-day talks in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion Shri Goyal recalled watching the classic movie Dil Chahta Hai , .....

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..... which was partially shot in Australia, and portrayed a strong bond of friendship among friends. He said expanding India-Australia relationship also exhibits a similar strong bond. CECA FTA is like a Dil Chahta Hai FTA , which represents the hope, aspiration ambition of the people of our two great nations. The two nations are expected to sign the Interim Agreement in March 2022.The areas c .....

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..... overed under the interim agreement should include goods, services, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, Customs procedure, and Legal and Institutional issues. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal said that he had very fruitful discussions with his Australian counterpart and significant progress has been made in advancing the FTA between the two nations. Shri Goyal said .....

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..... that India and Australia were natural partners and complemented each other in a variety of ways. The Minister said that discussions between the two nations happened with openness and concern and sensitivity for the issues on both sides. Terming the negotiations as a watershed moment in India-Australia bilateral relationship, Shri Goyal expressed his gratitude to the Prime Ministers of both nati .....

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..... ons, Shri Narendra Modi and The Hon Scott Morrison for their leadership, guidance and support. He also complimented officers from both sides who worked proactively to build a comprehensive economic partnership which will be a win-win for both, opening up huge opportunities for people of India and Australia. The Minister exhorted that India and Australia are linked by the great Indian Ocean; con .....

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..... nected by history, shared inheritances and deeply interlinked destinies. The CECA would be a substantial opportunity for both of economies and a significant moment in the India-Australia bilateral relationship. Both Ministers agreed on the need for a balanced trade agreement that encourages expanded trade and investment flows to the benefit of both of the economies, and reflects a shared com .....

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..... mitment to the rules-based international trading system. Ministers also agreed to expeditiously resolve tax-related issues faced by Indian software firms in Australia. Responding to a question, Shri Goyal said that Quad has brought the four countries, viz. USA, India, Australia and Japan closer and this had also enabled India and Australia to come closer to each other in economic relations as .....

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..... well. Mr. Dan Tehan also announced that on 21st February, Australia would be open to travelers from all over the world and extended his invitation to Indians to visit Australia. The Minister opined that as a result of MoU, the tourism flows between the two countries will continue to grow and that the education relationship between the two nations would also flourish. We are looking at mutual .....

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..... recognition of qualifications in Australia so that students can now study in both nations, he said. Mr. Tehan expressed confidence that the interim agreement would be a significant milestone in relationship between our two countries. He said that the warmth of the relationship between the two nations and the honesty and transparency with which the negotiations happened would certainly help bui .....

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..... ld a very strong and robust economic ties. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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