US, India to tackle trade at G7 but deal not imminent, US officials say

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WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to India the week after the G7 leaders summit for further discussions on a possible trade deal, a senior U.S. administration official said on Saturday, saying an agreement was possible.

Trade would be discussed during President Donald Trump's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during next week's gathering in France, but no agreement on a trade deal was expected at the summit, the official said. "We know that Prime Minister Modi is quite ambitious about the role he sees for India, the importance of the U.S.-India relationship," the official told reporters. "We think a potential trade deal is part of that."

Trump would insist on reaching "a very good deal," the official said, adding: "We think a very good deal is possible. I don't think we'll close that deal at the G7.". The Group of Seven summit, to be held June 15 to 17 in the French town of ​Evian-les-Bains, will bring together leaders from the world's ⁠major economies, including Trump, alongside ​high-level delegations from other countries such as India.

Ties between New Delhi and Washington have been strained by U.S. tariffs on Indian goods and Trump's repeated assertions — which India denies — that he intervened to end India's brief conflict last year with Pakistan.

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