San Francisco: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal visited the Tesla Factory Unit in Fremont, United States and interacted with the senior executives of the Tesla group, a government statement said.
Visited @Teslas state of the art manufacturing facility at Fremont, California.
Extremely delighted to see talented Indian engineers finance professionals working at Senior positions and contributing to Teslas remarkable journey to transform mobility.
Also proud to see pic.twitter.com/FQx1dKiDlf
Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 14, 2023
Goyal arrived in San Francisco on November 13 on a three-day tour to take part in the ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).
Later in the day, he held bilateral meetings with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, South Koreas Minister of Trade Republic Dukgeun Ahn, and Singapores Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong.
Wonderful meeting my friend @AmbassadorTai, the US Trade Representative.
We discussed ways to further deepen our trade investment ties along with convergence on key WTO issues for a favourable outcome at MC13. ????? pic.twitter.com/Qjo1eCsJaS
Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 14, 2023
The meetings involved discussions encompassing potential collaboration under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), ways and means of further enhancing bilateral trade and commerce linkages, matters related to WTO, and other issues of mutual interest.
During the interaction with his Singaporean and South Korean counterparts, the Commerce and Industry Minister suggested an expedited conclusion of the review of AITIGA and CEPA respectively.
Met my Korean counterpart H.E. Dukgeun Ahn.
Explored ways to enhance cooperation across diverse sectors along with reviewing the upgradation progress of India-Korea CEPA. ???? pic.twitter.com/Q5fYZCzNmT
Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 14, 2023
Met H.E. Gan Kim Yong, Minister of Trade Industry, Singapore, and discussed ways to accelerate cooperation across sectors to further deepen our economic partnership. ?? ???
?San Francisco, USA pic.twitter.com/FFnYBiUHhU
Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 14, 2023
Goyal participated in the Investors Round Table organized in collaboration with USISPF Indiaspora.
India is an attractive investment destination for the world ???
At the Investors Round Table hosted by @CGISFO @USISPForum, highlighted how the country offers promising opportunities for investors, thanks to the unique combination of our demographic dividend, manufacturing pic.twitter.com/0781RfxyoC
Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 14, 2023
The event was attended by venture capitalists and entrepreneurs from a wide spectrum of Industries in the US, including from the domains of energy, manufacturing, logistics, technology, and so on.
In an interactive session, the Minister held wide-ranging discussions with the participants and highlighted the various steps taken by the Indian government to improve the ease of doing business in India.
During the visit, the Commerce and Industry Minister will participate in the third in-person IPEF Ministerial meeting and the engagements of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
He will also interact with eminent business persons, US officials and industry leaders during the visit to fortify the partnership between the two nations and strengthen trade and economic ties.
