New Delhi – Russia’s energy ties with India are in tune with New Delhi’s national interests, Russian envoy Denis Alipov said on Thursday, asserting that overall bilateral trade relations are on an upswing.

Alipov’s remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil.

“This is a question for the Indian government (to answer),” the envoy told reporters when asked if India will continue to procure Russian crude oil in view of Trump’s remarks.

The Indian government is dealing with the matter having in mind the national interests of this country in the first place, he said.

“Our cooperation in the energy sector is very much in tune of those interests,” he said.

In response to the US p

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