<p>"Yes, the US officials came here. They met us and we talked about things. We explained to them our party's position on the matter", said CPI(M) Central Committee member T M Thomas Isaac, who was Finance Minister in the previous LDF ministry, confirming Wikileaks reports.<br /><br />"There is a misconception among some people that CPI-M is against all kinds of foreign investment. The party programme is clear that foriegn investment could be allowed based on conditions that safeguarded the country's interests," he said.<br /><br />"The fact of the matter is that no substantial foreign investment had flowed to the state during LDF rule," he said.<br /><br />Reports in the local media, quoting diolomatic cables accessed by WikiLeaks, said US officials had met CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan and senior ministers in the LDF cabinet Isaac and M A Baby.<br /><br />Though they missed the then Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan at their first visit, U.S. officials had met him in 2008 and he was said to have shown interest in getting investment in areas like biotechnology and tourism.</p>
<p>"Yes, the US officials came here. They met us and we talked about things. We explained to them our party's position on the matter", said CPI(M) Central Committee member T M Thomas Isaac, who was Finance Minister in the previous LDF ministry, confirming Wikileaks reports.<br /><br />"There is a misconception among some people that CPI-M is against all kinds of foreign investment. The party programme is clear that foriegn investment could be allowed based on conditions that safeguarded the country's interests," he said.<br /><br />"The fact of the matter is that no substantial foreign investment had flowed to the state during LDF rule," he said.<br /><br />Reports in the local media, quoting diolomatic cables accessed by WikiLeaks, said US officials had met CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan and senior ministers in the LDF cabinet Isaac and M A Baby.<br /><br />Though they missed the then Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan at their first visit, U.S. officials had met him in 2008 and he was said to have shown interest in getting investment in areas like biotechnology and tourism.</p>