Participation of the FSC in the third round of discussions of the CECPA, 22 – 24 January 2018

During the talks, fruitful discussions were held between the two sides to take cooperation forward on four pillars of the CECPA namely: Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Investment and Economic Cooperation. The discussions covered the areas of further liberalisation of tariff lines, rules of origin, priority areas for cooperation in the services sector, using Mauritius as a hub for Indian companies to reach out to Africa, and enhanced general economic cooperation.

The Mauritian delegation was led by Mr. N. Boodhoo, Director, Trade Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Indian delegation by Mr. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce. The last two rounds of discussions on the CECPA were held in September 2016 in Mauritius and in September 2017 in New Delhi.