New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI) An interim trade agreement between India and the US is likely to be signed in March and operationalised in April, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

He also said that India's free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and Oman are likely to be implemented in April.

With New Zealand, the pact is expected to be implemented in September.

A three-day meeting between Indian and American officials to finalise the legal text for an interim trade agreement will begin in the US on February 23.

Earlier this month, India and the US released a joint statement to announce that a framework for an interim trade agreement has been finalised. PTI RR HVA

Interim India-US trade agreement likely operationalised in April after legal-text finalisation meeting, with related FTAs scheduled for implementation. An interim trade agreement between India and the United States is expected to be signed in March and made operational in April after officials finalise the legal text; FTAs with the United Kingdom and Oman are likely to be implemented in April and a pact with New Zealand in September.