Thursday, April 5, 2012

BBC News - US to ease sanctions against Burma

BBC News - US to ease sanctions against Burma: "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said some travel and financial restrictions would be relaxed, with Burmese leaders allowed to visit the US.

European Union leaders had said earlier on Wednesday that they would consider taking similar steps.

The news follows by-elections in Burma on Sunday in which an opposition party headed by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi took the majority of the seats.

The National League for Democracy (NLD) took 40 out of 45 seats in the polls, which were generally deemed to be free and fair.

In response to Burma's democratic reforms, Ms Clinton said the US would take steps to open an office of the Agency for International Development in the country and send a full ambassador."

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