ROTORUA: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said talks are progressing fast between India and New Zealand and expressed hope that the free trade agreement will be finalised soon.

Goyal is here on a four-day official visit to review progress of the FTA negotiations between the two countries with his New Zealand counterpart Todd McClay.

"I believe this is a historic visit also because we are going to finalise the FTA very soon," Goyal said.

He added that both sides are respecting each other's sensitivities.

"Our teams have done a wonderful job. The few nuances that need to be addressed are before us. A lot of things, in the spirit of accommodation, have been closed.

"Talks will continue tomorrow also and hope to get a lot of work done. Therefore I think we will get

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