The 7th round of India Kenya Joint Trade Committee meeting was held in New Delhi. The Indian side was led by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and Amb. Amina C. Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Republic of Kenya led the delegation from Kenya.

 The two sides reviewed the bilateral trade and reiterated their commitment towards strengthening mutually beneficial relationship between the two friendly nations. A senior officers’ meeting was held on 11th February, 2015 to deliberate on a plethora of issues. The two sides had intensive discussions and agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of bilateral investment, infrastructure, SMEs, agriculture, health, energy, skill development & entrepreneurship, pharmaceuticals and tourism.

 Both sides agreed to meet more often to ensure enhancement of bilateral trade and mutual cooperation. The next meeting of the Joint Trade Committee would be held in Nairobi.

Bilateral trade cooperation strengthened with commitments to deepen sectoral collaboration and more frequent Joint Trade Committee meetings. The Joint Trade Committee reaffirmed commitment to strengthen bilateral trade and to intensify cooperation in bilateral investment, infrastructure, SMEs, agriculture, health, energy, skill development, pharmaceuticals and tourism, and agreed to increase the frequency of meetings with the next session to be held in Nairobi to monitor progress and coordinate initiatives.