Top Envoy Says US Ready to Improve Ties With Burma

Nov 5th, 2009 - VOA News

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A top US envoy says Washington is ready to improve ties with Burma, but will not lift sanctions until the military-ruled country makes real progress toward democracy.

Speaking with reporters Thursday at a press conference in Bangkok, U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel said a key sign that progress was being made would be talks between Burma's opposing parties, the military government, opposition democracy leaders and ethnic minority groups.

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