美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔表示，尽管双方已经确定了主要的谈判难点并仍在继续讨论，但关于与印度签署贸易协议的进展仍没有实质性突破。他表示，谈判已接近最后阶段，各方正在努力达成一项互利的临时协议。格里尔还称，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪可能会“很快”再次通话，以评估谈判的进展。
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said there is no immediate breakthrough on the proposed trade deal with India, even as both sides have identified the main sticking points and are continuing discussions. He said the talks were nearing the final stage and efforts were on to conclude a mutually beneficial interim agreement. Greer also said US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi may speak again "very soon" to review progress. His remarks came after the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation across trade, defence, energy, critical technologies and other areas of mutual interest on Wednesday.
在周四于密尔沃基举行的G20贸易部长会议后举行的新闻发布会上，格里尔表示，他与印度商业和工业部长皮尤什·戈亚尔进行了“非常富有建设性的对话”。他说：“我们进行了非常深入的讨论；目前我们的工作人员也在印度，他们正在继续进行相关工作。”
Addressing a press conference after the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting in Milwaukee on Thursday, Greer said he had a "very constructive conversation" with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday evening. "We had a very constructive conversation, minister Goyal and myself. Our staff is meeting right now since they're in the country, and we're here," he said.
格里尔表示：“我们一直在努力完成与印度的贸易协议谈判。用美国的说法来说，我们现在正处于谈判的最后阶段。”他还提到，特朗普和莫迪在周三上午也进行了“非常富有建设性的通话”。
Greer said, "We are continually trying to finish the trade deal with India. I would characterise it, as we say in the US, we're in the short strokes. So, I think we're toward the end of it." He also said Trump and Modi had a "very constructive call" on Wednesday morning.
不过，格里尔同时表示，目前还没有任何关于协议签署的正式公告。他说：“虽然目前还没有具体的进展消息，但我们已经明确了所有存在争议的议题，并正在努力解决这些问题。我认为总统和总理可能会很快再次通话，以评估谈判的进展。”
At the same time, Greer said there was no immediate announcement expected. "At the same time, there's no – I don't think there's something imminent – but we truly have identified the universe of items that are sticking points. We're working diligently toward them," he said.
印度和美国曾在2月份宣布，双方已经就双边贸易协议的第一阶段框架达成一致。然而，由于美国关税政策的变化，双方需要进一步协商以完善该协议的内容。
He added, "My sense is that the president and the prime minister may have another call very soon on this, just to assess progress and where we are." India and the US had announced in February that they had finalised the framework for the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement.
9月24日，戈亚尔表示，该贸易协议已经“敲定”，一旦美国给予印度在美国市场相对于其竞争对手的竞争优势，该协议就会立即生效。印度在美国市场上的竞争对手包括东盟国家、中国和孟加拉国。格雷尔总结称，印度和美国已接近贸易谈判的尾声，但尚未达成最终协议；双方仍在努力解决剩余的争议点，两位领导人预计会很快再次审查谈判进展。（信息来源：PTI）
However, changes in the tariff landscape in the US led to further negotiations on the pact. On September 24, Goyal said the trade pact was "done and dusted" and would be executed once the US gave India the right competitive advantage over its competitors in the American market. India's competitors in the US market include ASEAN countries, China and Bangladesh. In summary, Greer said India and the US were close to the end of the trade talks but not at the point of an immediate deal, with both sides still working through the remaining sticking points and the two leaders expected to review progress again soon. With PTI Inputs- Ends