India-US Trade Deal: Marco Rubio Says Agreement 'Will Happen Shortly' As He Arrives In India
\n\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Tuesday and spoke to reporters in Mumbai about bilateral trade and strategic ties between the two countries. He also addressed issues related to India's purchases of Russian oil and the war in Ukraine.
\n\nSpeaking about the India-US trade agreement, Rubio said that while the US State Department does not negotiate trade agreements, it remains involved in the process. "As far as the trade agreement is concerned, the State Department doesn’t negotiate trade agreements, but we are very much involved in what’s happening. My counterpart, the National Security Advisor, and I care a lot about it. We’re very, very close. I would say we’re about as close as you can be without having executed the agreement. I think there’s a small number of items left to wrap up, so I think that will happen shortly. We’re hoping, which it should, and hopefully have some good news to announce soon and sign it thereafter. So, we’re very optimistic that we will have something in place here very soon," he stated.
\n\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…
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