(26 Jun 2019) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday praised India for the hard decision the country has made to cut oil imports from Iran and Venezuela and assured New Delhi his country would do everything to help.
"You've made hard choices to cut off oil imports from Iran and move away from purchasing Venezuelan oil. We know these decisions weren't without cost," Pompeo said during a policy speech in New Delhi.
Pompeo also warned about China's attempt to assert its dominance in the South China Sea.
Earlier in the day, Pompeo held talks in India's capital with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and later with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar amid growing tensions over trade that have strained bilateral ties.
Pompeo arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday after visiting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan on a trip aimed at building a global coalition to counter Iran.
His visit is the first by a high-level US official since Modi's re-election last month.
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