ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed her country’s “excellent” relationship with India in a phone call on Wednesday with her counterpart Narendra Modi, making no mention of U.S. requests for the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on Indian imports.

According to officials, U.S. President Donald Trump urged the European Union this week to hit China and India with new import duties as part of a strategy to put pressure on Russia, a key supplier of oil for the two nations.

In their call, Meloni and Modi welcomed “the excellent state of bilateral relations” and reaffirmed a shared commitment to deepen cooperation on trade, investment and connectivity, the Italian premier’s office said in a statement.

The statement made no mention of Trump’s demands.

The two leaders a

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