Kerry clarifies: Modi was denied visa by last govt
1 Aug 2014 6:27 AM IST
‘It’s a very big deal. Different government, it’s a different government now. Just like it is here. We will welcome Indian prime minister Modi. He is going to get a welcome. Of course, he will get a visa.
No question whatsoever. And we look forward to a terrific meeting with president Obama in September,’ secretary of state John Kerry told a news channel in an interview on Thursday.
He was replying to a question whether the refusal of visa (by the Bush administration) was a mistake as the US government has done a complete turn around now.
Kerry said there was no gain in discussing the past.
‘We are going forward. I don’t spend my time going backward in politics or who made what decision. What I try to do is solve current issues and Penny (Commerce Secretary) and I are here not to look backward but to look forward.’
Modi was denied US visa after the 2002 post-Godhra riots under the provisions of a US law in connection with the killing of a large number of people under his watch as chief minister.
Replying to questions, Kerry said the US would support India becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and also the UN Security Council.
No question whatsoever. And we look forward to a terrific meeting with president Obama in September,’ secretary of state John Kerry told a news channel in an interview on Thursday.
He was replying to a question whether the refusal of visa (by the Bush administration) was a mistake as the US government has done a complete turn around now.
Kerry said there was no gain in discussing the past.
‘We are going forward. I don’t spend my time going backward in politics or who made what decision. What I try to do is solve current issues and Penny (Commerce Secretary) and I are here not to look backward but to look forward.’
Modi was denied US visa after the 2002 post-Godhra riots under the provisions of a US law in connection with the killing of a large number of people under his watch as chief minister.
Replying to questions, Kerry said the US would support India becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and also the UN Security Council.
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