US ease restrictions oN Myanmar
By Maganga Media - Apr 5, 2012
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has said Washington would ease restrictions on investment to Myanmar and move quickly to name an ambassador after landmark elections. Hoping to boost reformers in the country, Clinton said on Wednesday that the US would also make it easier for Myanmar officials to visit but would not yet ease the bulk of sanctions on the long-isolated state.
Clinton hailed the "leadership and courage" of President Thein Sein after the country held by-elections that will see opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi entering parliament for the first time. "The United States will stand with the reformers and the democrats both inside the government and in the larger civil society as they work together for that more hopeful future that is the right of every single person," Clinton told reporters.
Al Jazeera's Rosalind Jordan, reporting from Washington, described Clinton's statement as a "confidence-building message". "This is an opportunity not just for renewed diplomatic ties, but for US non-governmental organizations to carry out work in civil society building and to protect the environment. Also for [US] businesses to go in and help the people of Myanmar develop their agriculture and tourism sectors," Jordan said.
Al Jazeera's Rosalind Jordan, reporting from Washington, described Clinton's statement as a "confidence-building message". "This is an opportunity not just for renewed diplomatic ties, but for US non-governmental organizations to carry out work in civil society building and to protect the environment. Also for [US] businesses to go in and help the people of Myanmar develop their agriculture and tourism sectors," Jordan said.
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA
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