New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The United States Ambassador-Designate to India, Sergio Gor, on Monday said that the India-US trade deal negotiations were ongoing and that a call between the two sides on the deal was scheduled for Tuesday.

"Both sides continue to actively engage for the ongoing trade deal negotiations. In fact, the next call on trade will occur tomorrow (Tuesday)," he said

"India is the world's largest nation. So it's not an easy task to get this across the finish line, but we are determined to get there and while trade is very important for our relationship, we will continue to work closely together on other very important areas such as security, counter-terrorism, energy, technology, education, and health," he added.

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