New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that the latest round of negotiations between India and the United States on a trade deal has been "positive and forward-looking," covering a broad range of issues aimed at reaching an early agreement.

Speaking at the weekly MEA presser, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We have a delegation from the United States led by United States Trade Representative, led by Chief Negotiator Brenden Lynch, who had meetings with senior officials of the Ministry of Commerce on September 16 to take forward the ongoing negotiations for a trade deal with the US."

Further, MEA highlighted that the "discussions have been positive and forward-looking, covering various aspects of t...