Piyush Goyal meets EU, UK, Canada and New Zealand trade ministers at WTO MC14
On 29 March 2026, on the sidelines of WTO MC14 in Yaoundé, Piyush Goyal met trade ministers of the EU, UK, Canada and New Zealand to review India's FTAs and trade talks.
Summary
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held bilateral meetings on 29 March 2026 on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. With EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič he reviewed work on signing the recently concluded India-EU FTA; with UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle he reviewed the India-UK CETA signed in July 2025, which the UK had completed parliamentary approval for. With Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu he discussed speeding up the recently launched India-Canada CEPA talks, and with New Zealand's Todd McClay the progress towards signing the India-New Zealand FTA.
Key facts
- Venue / date
- Sidelines of WTO MC14, Yaoundé – 29 March 2026
- EU
- Maroš Šefčovič – signing of the recently concluded India-EU FTA
- UK
- Peter Kyle – India-UK CETA (signed July 2025); UK completed parliamentary approval
- Canada
- Maninder Sidhu – India-Canada CEPA negotiations; Goyal to visit Canada in May 2026
- New Zealand
- Todd McClay – India-NZ FTA signing; PM Modi's upcoming NZ visit
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), reviewed at a meeting on the sidelines of WTO MC14, was signed in:
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Correct answer: C — July 2025
The India-UK CETA was signed in July 2025 by PM Narendra Modi and PM Keir Starmer.
With which country's trade minister did Piyush Goyal discuss expediting 'CEPA' negotiations on the sidelines of WTO MC14 in March 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Canada
Goyal's meeting with Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu focused on expediting the recently launched India-Canada CEPA negotiations.
Who is the EU Trade Commissioner whom Piyush Goyal met at WTO MC14 in March 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Maroš Šefčovič
Goyal held a bilateral meeting with EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič on the sidelines of MC14.