India-Russia ties unaffected by US tariffs on oil purchases: Russian foreign min

Amid Trump's tariffs, the UNGA, Lavrov stressed that India-Russia relations are strong and “not under threat”.

At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asserted that the economic partnership between India and Russia is "not under threat" amid the US tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.

Sergey Lavrov underlined the strategic relationship between India and Russia.(REUTERS)

Responding to a question by ANI on secondary sanctions imposed on India by the US for importing Russian oil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, "(The economic partnership between India and Russia) is not under threat... The Indian Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have made it clear that India chooses its own partners. If the US has proposals on how to enrich bilateral trade between the US and India, they are prepared to discuss the terms for that, whatever terms the US might put forth. But when it comes to trade, investment, economic, military, technological, and other relations between India and third states, it is something that India will discuss only with those states in question."

He also recalled the recent meeting of PM Modi and President Putin at the SCO summit in China. He noted the "close coordination" between the two countries at the International level.

“Just recently, Prime Minister Modi and President Putin met in Tianjin at the SCO summit in China. And in December, a visit from Mr Putin is being planned to New Delhi. We have a very extensive bilateral agenda, trade, military, technical cooperation, finance, humanitarian matters, healthcare, high-tech, artificial intelligence, and of course close coordination at the international level within the SCO, BRICS and bilaterally...”