Sanctions On Burma

• 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 to begin targeted easing of Myanmar sanctions, says Hillary Clinton

  The United States is prepared to take targeted steps to ease sanctions banning the export of U.S. financial services and investment in Myanmar to respond to progress in the Southeast Asian country's democratic transition, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.

• 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...