LONDON: British international trade secretary Liz Truss has praised apple exports from England to India, for the first time in 50 years, as an enhanced sign of British trade partnerships in action.
Truss down to Twitter during the weekend to show that apple exports from a farm in Southeast England marked the first relationship for British-India trade relations in 50 years, in its response to Tweet by Minister of Trade Ranil Jaywardena details of his visit to AC Goatham and Son Apple Farm Kent.
“Our apple is now on the way to India for the first time in 50 years thanks to an enhanced trade partnership,” Truss said.
The improved trade partnership was seen as a precursor for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA), agreed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their virtual summit in May.
It was followed up by truss and trade and the Minister of Industry Piyush Piyal, officially signed an agreement, set a target to double the uk-india bilateral trade in 2030.
“India is the outlet we saw for several years but unfortunately we were blocked at that time because the ban on ran Back to the 70s, “The owner of AC Goatham and his colleague Ross Goatham told the British trade department (Dit).
“With the announcement it made another week from the trade agreement, we were quite directly on the front foot and I think we already have around 20 Indian companies contact us recently, asking if they can buy our apples,” he said.
Jayawardena, during his visit to Agriculture, noted that this step reflects the post-Brexit strategy of the government expanded the UK export market.
“The fact that we have taken back control of our trade policy means real benefits for British farmers and for British food farmers and for all British industries, frankly.” Other obstacles were revealed.
Our apples can be exported to India for the first time in more than 50 years, “he said.
In May, the British government launched a 14-week consultation to seek public and business views before formal negotiations in the UK-India FTA began later this year.
England said Agreement with India which cut barriers to do business and trade with an economy of 2 trillion pounds and 1.4 billion consumer markets.
This includes eliminating rates of up to 150 percent on whiskey and 125 percent in British-made cars, among other products.
According to Dit.
FTA with India also to make it easier for British services companies operating in the Indian market, improving Britain’s status as an international service center.
According to its latest statistics, trade between Britain and India is around 23 billion pounds in 2019, the two countries want to double the timeline Roadmap 2030.