New Delhi, June 3 -- Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez will visit India this week for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bolster bilateral ties against the backdrop of growing energy cooperation, with the South American state becoming the country's third-largest supplier of oil this month.

Rodriguez, who was earlier scheduled to attend the International Big Cat Alliance Summit in New Delhi on June 1, which has been deferred, will make a working visit to the country during June 3-7, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday.

She will hold talks with Modi on June 4, with the discussions expected to explore avenues for cooperation in energy security, trade, investment, pharmaceuticals, health...