India and Qatar are likely to finalise the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) this week.

Both sides will discuss the way forward on finalisation of ToR of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) during commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal’s two-day visit to Doha beginning Monday, a commerce ministry statement said.

ToR sets the scope, objectives, and parameters for the negotiation of deliberations of an FTA . Signing of ToR of the first step before the start of negotiations.

During his visit, Goyal will co-chair the Qatar-India Joint Commission on Trade alongside Qatar’s minister of commerce and industry, Sheikh Faisal bin Thani.

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Goyal is also accompanied by senior officials from d

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