New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Philippines has extended support to India's request to accelerate the ongoing review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), with India expressing hope that the process will be concluded before the end of this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

"Philippines also supported our request to expedite the AITIGA trade review, which we hope will conclude before the end of the year," MEA Secretary (East), Periasamy Kumaran, stated during a special press briefing on the occasion of the state visit of the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, to India.

Kumaran stated that both leaders welcomed the steady growth in bilateral trade, which currently stands at approxima...