New Delhi, Feb 13 – US Ambassador Nancy Powell on Thursday (13 Feb) met Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi in the Indian state capital here.
The meeting between the US envoy and Modi, marks a change in stance of the US which had denied the Bharatiya Janata Party leader a visa in 2005 over the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Powell was presented a bouquet of roses by Modi after which she and her aides held a meeting with Modi.
The meeting had been facilitated by the external affairs ministry, which had received a request to arrange for the meeting some time ago.
-India Today
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