New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) India and Qatar are expected to finalise terms of reference this week to start talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The issue will figure during the two-day visit of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to Doha. The visit begins from October 6.

Goyal will attend Qatar-India Joint Commission on Trade and Commerce meeting. It will be co-chaired by Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Qatar.

He is accompanied by senior officials from different ministries and a large business delegation.

The two sides are expected to hold wide-ranging discussions reviewing bilateral trade performance, addressing existing trade barriers and non-tariff issues, and exploring avenu

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