India, June 18 -- US President Donald Trump expressed condolences over the deaths of three Indian seafarers killed in US attacks on merchant vessels off the coast of Oman, describing seafaring as "a rough profession".

Asked during a joint media interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he had a message for the families of the Indian sailors killed in the strikes, Trump said, "Yeah, I do. I heard about that. It's a rough profession."

He further added: "This has been happening throughout time, but we work together. We love all of those people. They're great people."

The remarks came as Modi and Trump met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, their first in-person meeting in 16 months amid the strained bilateral ties an...