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US Lifting Sanctions On Myanmar As Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
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.
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Barack Obama Vows To Lift Myanmar Sanctions As Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
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.
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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.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Visit The US
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.
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In symbolic landmark, Myanmar leader heads to White House
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.
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Myanmar frees dozens of political prisoners: activist
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.
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Myanmar visit about sustaining momentum: Barack Obama
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.
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Barack Obama meets Aung San Suu Kyi on landmark Myanmar visit
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.
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Barack Obama to visit Yangon this month: Myanmar official
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.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi hails democracy, as ends US trip
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.
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Myanmar: US envoy meets Suu Kyi
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.
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US Lifting Sanctions On Myanmar As Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
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.
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Barack Obama Vows To Lift Myanmar Sanctions As Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
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.
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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.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Visit The US
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.
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In symbolic landmark, Myanmar leader heads to White House
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.
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Myanmar frees dozens of political prisoners: activist
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.
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Myanmar visit about sustaining momentum: Barack Obama
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.
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Barack Obama meets Aung San Suu Kyi on landmark Myanmar visit
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.
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Barack Obama to visit Yangon this month: Myanmar official
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.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi hails democracy, as ends US trip
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.
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Myanmar: US envoy meets Suu Kyi
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.
