- Registration date2024-07-17
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Director General for FTA Negotiations Yoo Beop-min is leading the Korean delegation in the 11th round of official negotiations for upgrading the Korea-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) through July 17–19 in Seoul.
The Korean delegation is composed of representatives of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) and will negotiate goods, services, rules of origin, and investment with the Indian delegation, headed by Additional Secretary for the Department of Commerce Anant Swarup.
With aim to further invigorate bilateral trade and investment, the two countries have been engaging in negotiations since 2016 on upgrading the initial Korea-India CEPA, which entered into force in 2010. In this 11th round, the Korean government will be focusing on expediating the negotiation progress by narrowing the differences based on outcomes gained from the 10th official negotiating round that took place this January.