Sanctions On Myanmar

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  Barack Obama Announces Lifting Of US Sanctions On Myanmar

  President Barack Obama said on Friday he was lifting sanctions on Myanmar by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to US national security.

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  Barack Obama To Discuss Sanctions Policy With Myanmar's Suu Kyi

  President Barack Obama will discuss possible further relief of US sanctions on Myanmar when the de facto leader of the nation's new civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi, visits on Wednesday, a White House official said.

• Obama eases investment curbs on Myanmar, names ambassador

  President Barack Obama on Thursday eased investment sanctions on Myanmar and named the first US ambassador to the country in 22 years, seeking to reward an easing of "iron fist" rule.

• Obama declines to lift US sanctions on Myanmar

  President Barack Obama on Thursday extended the US sanctions against Myanmar, warning that despite progress on human rights and governmental reform, a political opening in the country remained "nascent."

• Canada lifts most sanctions against Myanmar

  Canada on Tuesday lifted most sanctions against Myanmar, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced, saying the long-isolated nation has "changed course in a major way." The move by Canada came one day after the suspension by the European Union of most sanctions against the country formerly known as Burma. "Effective immediately, Canada is sus...

• EU suspends Myanmar sanctions after reforms

  The European Union on Monday suspended its sanctions against Myanmar for a year following a wave of widely praised political reforms in the country, but will retain an embargo on arms sales, officials said. The EU wants to support the progress made in the south east Asian nation "so it becomes irreversible," said foreign policy chief Catherine Asht...

• US announces partial lifting of Myanmar sanctions

  The United States on Monday lifted one of its many sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of recent positive moves toward political reform in the country after decades of direct military rule. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a partial waiver of restrictions imposed on Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, under the Trafficking Victims Pr...