Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday met US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to discuss the next steps in negotiations on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Both sides also discussed ways to further deepen economic cooperation and trade ties, Goyal posted on “X”. The discussions also focused on key issues at the ministerial conference. Legal Pivot India and the US had agreed to negotiate the BTA in February last year. The terms of reference for the agreement were finalised by the end of March 2025. However, the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US on all its trade partners in April, along with an additional 25% duty on India for purchasing crude oil from Russia, shifted the focus of the negotiations.