Mike Pompeo arrives in Delhi, to meet PM Modi, S Jaishankar on Wednesday

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday arrived in New Delhi for a three-day visit. Mike Pompeo will be meeting External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow.

India-US are scheduled to held strategic dialogues on issues including trade, Iran oil, H-1B visa, terror and other bilateral issues. 

Pompeo's visit to New Delhi has come ahead of PM Modi-Donald Trump likely meeting on the sidelines of G20 summit, scheduled to take place in July, to set key agenda for the meeting.

Tariff issues in import-export have been prevailing between the two countries for quite some time now, therefore, there are high expectations that these issues will be addressed during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's stay in India.

#WATCH: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Delhi. He is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar & Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/9Fd8cBmX9U

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In the first high-level engagement between India and the US after the NDA's return to power for the second term, Pompeo will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday when issues relating to oil imports from Iran and the S-400 missile deal with Russia are expected to come up.

The three-day visit of Pompeo comes amidst rising tensions between the US and Iran over fresh sanctions imposed on Tehran, an issue which will be discussed between the two sides on Wednesday.

Following fresh US sanctions, Indian oil companies are also facing a tough time and many have reportedly stopped importing oil from Iran. Government sources, however, say that India will take any decision on the issue keeping its energy security and national interest in mind.

(With inputs from ANI)