Jaishankar, Venezuela FM discuss energy ties as India looks to diversify crude sources

New York, Sep 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Venezuelan counterpart Félix Plasencia González discussed growing energy ties and other areas of bilateral cooperation as India seeks to diversify its crude oil sources amid disruptions affecting supplies and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Jaishankar met Plasencia González at the UN headquarters in New York on Sunday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. "A good meeting with FM Félix Plasencia González of Venezuela at UN HQ," Jaishankar said in a post on X. "Our energy ties are gaining momentum, besides…