Hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi would stop purchasing Russian oil, Ministry of External Affairs clarified that no conversation between the two leaders took place yesterday.

“As per my information, there was no telephonic conversation between PM Modi and US President Trump yesterday,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said while responding to a media query during his weekly briefing on Thursday.

Earlier, in a statement, India said that its import policies are guided entirely to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario.

“India is a significant importer of oil and gas. It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenari

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