The Eurasian Economic Commission and India will hold the first round of negotiations on the conclusion of a free trade agreement in early November.

According to Interfax, EEC Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev and Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced the agreement of a roadmap aimed at facilitating effective free trade negotiations between the parties in an accelerated format. 

The negotiations will focus on key issues of the future agreement.