New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday he had an "intense but very productive" engagements with Maros Sefcovic, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security of the European Union, on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.

Goyal met Maros Sefcovic in Brussels on Tuesday (local time).

After concluding the visit, Goyal said in a post on X, "Concluded my visit to Brussels, after intense but very productive engagements with @MarosSefcovic, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, on advancing a comprehensive India-EU FTA."

The Union minister said the talks with the EU Commissioner "have significantly reduced our outstanding issues and allowed us to create the framework that will hel...