New York, June 11 (TIWN) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he will be visiting India later this month to build on "an incredibly important relationship" that is "closely tied economically".

Pompeo's visit will take place as the two countries get ready for a meeting between a newly re-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump during the G-20 Summit on June 28 and 29 in Osaka, Japan.

In preparation for his visit, Pompeo will be outlining to Indian business leaders in Washington on Wednesday "what we've been working on for my entire time here in the Indo-Pacific", he told reporters at the State Department on Monday.

Pompeo's focus on economic ties comes amid stresses in trade relations from Trump's America First policy and priority to cut trade deficits.