<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal arrived in Rome yesterday on a two-day visit to Italy. He met the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, Antonio Tajani and both leaders reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral trade and economic relations. In a statement, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said, both the ministers exchanged views on how the India-Italy trade & economic partnership can be leveraged for growth across diverse sectors.  Both Ministers further expressed satisfaction at the high growth in bilateral trade between India and Italy, which has reached around US 16 Billion dollars in 2022, and resolved to expand it further. Mr. Goyal informed Mr. Tajani about India's G-20 priorities and invited him to the G20 Trade Ministers meeting in India in August 2023.<br />''<br />''Mr. Goyal also briefed Mr. Tajani on the progress made on the India-EU FTA negotiation. Both the Ministers underlined the importance of achieving a free, balanced, and fair Free Trade Agreement and expressed hope that it would be concluded soon. They also agreed to the convening of the next session of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation (JCEC) in Rome in the last week of September 2023.</span><br />