“Massive moment of joy…” Swiss Diplomat after India seals free trade agreement with European bloc

Mar 10, 2024

New Delhi, March 10 (ANI): While speaking on India signing the Trade and Economic Participation Agreement (TEPA) with EFTA countries, Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Helene Budliger Artieda said that it's a massive moment of joy and they believe in the Indian story. She further said, “It's a massive moment of joy for us. We've been negotiating this agreement for more than 16 years. I'm completely delighted that we managed to push it through during the past eight months. It's momentum for us because of course of the size of the Indian market. But we're not only betting on the size of the Indian market. We believe in the Indian story. This is the time of India and we believe that India will be the premier manufacturing and service hub of the world. And so for us, it was truly important that we also came in first, as a group of European countries."