New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs today categorically denied any knowledge of a phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump yesterday, contradicting the US President on his claims that PM Modi had assured him on October 15 that India would not purchase Russian oil.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing: “I am not aware of any conversation between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump yesterday”.

The US President had said yesterday: “I was not happy that India was purchasing Russian oil, and he (PM Modi) assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia … That’s a big step. Now I’ve got to get China do the same thing,” he told reporters at the White House.

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