US Trade Rep to Visit India for Trade Deal Talks Post G7 Summit
US Trade Rep to Visit India for Trade Deal Talks

WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to India the week after the G7 leaders summit for further discussions on a possible trade deal, a senior US administration official said on Saturday, saying an agreement was possible.

Trade Discussions at G7 Summit

Trade would be discussed during President Donald Trump's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during next week's gathering in France, but no agreement on a trade deal was expected at the summit, the official said.

Modi's Ambitions for India

"We know that Prime Minister Modi is quite ambitious about the role he sees for India, the importance of the US-India relationship," the official told reporters.

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