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Session Chairman Shri J.P. Kapur delivering opening<br />

remarks and introducing the Speaker Dr Bhasin (R). On<br />

left (forward) Shri S L Das, Director(BD&C), PetroFed.<br />

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An animated Q&A session in progress.<br />

Stakeholder Consultation on India-EU Agreement<br />

The Petroleum Federation of India organised a Dr. Archana S. Mathur, Economic Adviser, Ministry<br />

'Stakeholder Consultation on Energy Services' of Petroleum & Natural Gas elaborated on the<br />

under the aegis of the Department of Commerce, potential for growth in Indian oil & gas industry<br />

Government of India to seek inputs for a Broadbased<br />

Trade & Investment Agreement between<br />

and trade with the European Union.<br />

India and the European Union. The half-day<br />

consultation on February 27, 2009 at New Delhi<br />

was in knowledge partnership with the Indian<br />

Council for Research on International Economic<br />

Relations (ICRIER) and the Centre for WTO Studies<br />

of the Department of Commerce.<br />

Chairing the session, Ms. Bharathi S. Sihag, Joint<br />

Secretary, Department of Commerce,<br />

Government of India urged participants to voice<br />

their opinions freely to enable Government take<br />

them on board while formulating negotiating<br />

strategy.<br />

Welcoming participants Shri A. K. Arora, Director<br />

General, PetroFed drew attention to PetroFed's<br />

role as nodal agency for coordinating matters<br />

pertaining to WTO for the oil & gas sector. He<br />

considered the present times as the most<br />

opportune for negotiating favourable trade<br />

agreements.<br />

Session Chairperson, Ms. Bharathi S. Sihag, Joint<br />

Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of<br />

India (R) being welcomed by Mr. A. K. Arora, Director<br />

General, PetroFed.<br />

Presentations were made on the Broad-based<br />

Trade & Investment Agreement between India and<br />

European Union by Mr. Amit Yadav, Director,<br />

Department of Commernce, Government of India<br />

and on their studies pertaining to consultation on<br />

energy services by Prof. Arpita Mukherjee and Ms.<br />

Smita Miglani of ICRIER.<br />

Dr. Archana S. Mathur, Economic Adviser, Ministry of<br />

Petroleum & Natural Gas (R) being greeted by Mr. A. K.<br />

Arora, Director General, PetroFed.

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