Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in New Delhi late Monday night, and is slated to meet his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday, official sources said.
This is Zarif's second visit to India in 2019. Earlier, he visited from Jan. 7-9 and met the Indian leadership.
A couple of weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Washington will no longer grant sanctions exemption to Iran's oil customers.
The end of the waiver means India cannot import oil from Iran, or else its state-owned or private entities will face U.S. sanctions.
India is Iran's second biggest oil buyer. Iranian oil meets about 10 percent of India's total needs.
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