NEW DELHI: Reuben Gauci, the High Commissioner of Malta to India, on Saturday expressed his optimism about the likely signing of EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), noting that the upcoming visit of European Union (EU) leaders indicates that New Delhi is a "top priority" for the grouping.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council chief Antonio Costa are scheduled to visit India for the Republic Day celebrations and the EU-India Summit.
Ahead of their visit, Gauci, in an exclusive interview with IANS, labelled the possible signing of EU-India FTA as "historical" and "mother of all deals". He recalled the delegation-level visit by the European Commission chief in February last year, emphasising that it "really pushed" the negotiations forward in relation to the EU–India FTA.