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EFTA, India aim at building on existing work: Helene Budliger Artieda

EFTA received this proposal from India with an open and positive mind, says Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda

Asit Ranjan Mishra New Delhi

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Helene Budliger Artieda, Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 30 2023 | 4:45 PM IST

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India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) last week held discussions to resume negotiations for a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement that was abandoned in 2013 after five years of negotiations. Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda — who led the delegation to India — in an email interview with Asit Ranjan Mishra, says both sides need to acknowledge the change in geopolitical circumstances while restarting negotiations. Excerpts:

India and EFTA recently discussed the resumption of trade talks. Have both sides formally agreed to start negotiations? What are the timelines?

There is a shared will to bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion as soon as possible. Negotiations have been ongoing since 2008 and we are advanced in many areas. On the outstanding areas, expert