Thursday, April 26, 2012 | Posted by BCJP
Updated: 21:26, Thursday April 26, 2012
The United States says it will ease its investment ban in Burma
carefully, noting that recent democratic reforms there are reversible
and deplorable rights violations persist.
The top US diplomat for East Asia, Kurt Campbell, says the US remains troubled by Burma's military trade with North Korea.
His
cautious comments come as human rights groups voice increasing concern
that the US, European Union and other nations are moving too fast to
relax economic sanctions to reward Burma's shift from five decades of
authoritarian rule.
The EU this week suspended its economic
sanctions and Japan said it would forgive more than three billion
dollars in Burma's debt, following recent special elections that saw
democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party sweep most of the contested
seats.
Mr Campbell said despite the releases of more than 500
political prisoners since last October, at least several hundred are
still behind bars.
The United States says it will ease its investment ban in Burma
carefully, noting that recent democratic reforms there are reversible
and deplorable rights violations persist.
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