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President Barack Obama said Wednesday the US is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.

President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar and said broader sanctions would soon be scrapped, as he hosted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House Wednesday.

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.

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted an invite from Barack Obama to visit the United States, her government said today, the first time the pair will meet since last year's landmark elections.

Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century, in one of the most symbolic US gestures yet to support his reforms.

Myanmar released dozens of political prisoners on Monday in an amnesty coinciding with a landmark visit by US President Barack Obama, a pro-democracy activist told AFP.

In a historic trip to a long shunned land, President Barack Obama on Monday showered praise and promises of more US help to Myanmar if the Asian nation keeps building its new democracy. "Our goal is to sustain the momentum," he declared with pride as the first US president to visit Myanmar.

US President Barack Obama met Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday during a historic visit to Yangon aimed at encouraging political reforms, an AFP reporter said.

Newly re-elected US President Barack Obama is to visit Yangon later this month, a Myanmar government official said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of Washington's support for reforms in the former pariah state.

Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi paid tribute on Tuesday to past models of democratic transition in eastern Europe, South Africa and Latin America as she wrapped up a two-week US tour.

The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations with the country on Wednesday, if its military regime moves toward democracy.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday the US is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.

President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar and said broader sanctions would soon be scrapped, as he hosted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House Wednesday.

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.

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted an invite from Barack Obama to visit the United States, her government said today, the first time the pair will meet since last year's landmark elections.

Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century, in one of the most symbolic US gestures yet to support his reforms.

Myanmar released dozens of political prisoners on Monday in an amnesty coinciding with a landmark visit by US President Barack Obama, a pro-democracy activist told AFP.

In a historic trip to a long shunned land, President Barack Obama on Monday showered praise and promises of more US help to Myanmar if the Asian nation keeps building its new democracy. "Our goal is to sustain the momentum," he declared with pride as the first US president to visit Myanmar.

US President Barack Obama met Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday during a historic visit to Yangon aimed at encouraging political reforms, an AFP reporter said.

Newly re-elected US President Barack Obama is to visit Yangon later this month, a Myanmar government official said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of Washington's support for reforms in the former pariah state.

Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi paid tribute on Tuesday to past models of democratic transition in eastern Europe, South Africa and Latin America as she wrapped up a two-week US tour.

The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations with the country on Wednesday, if its military regime moves toward democracy.