India, US discuss outstanding trade issues

India, US discuss outstanding trade issues

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2017 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross speaks during the Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum at Atlantic Council Headquarters in Washington D.C., the United States, on Dec. 12, 2017. (Xinhua/Ting Shen/IANS)

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu. (File Photo: IANS)

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) In an India-US bilateral trade meeting held here in Delhi, India and the United States discussed various outstanding trade issues.

Both sides agreed to engage regularly at various levels to resolve outstanding trade issues by exploring suitable solutions, which are mutually beneficial and promote economic development and prosperity in both countries.

Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, and Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, USA, expressed satisfaction over the progress during the year 2018.

The bilateral trade in Goods and Services registered a growth of 12.6 per cent from $ 126 billion in 2017 to $142 billion in 2018.

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