Path of Myanmar democratic reform offers template that pariah North Korea could use to democratize

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N. Korea should copy Myanmar’s example: US official

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National Security Advisor Tom Donilon speaks about global security issues in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2011. North Korea should look to Myanmar as proof of America’s willingness to forgive and build a new era of relations, Donilon said Monday.North Korea should look to Myanmar

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United Nations special rapporteur on North Korea, former Indonesian Foreign minister Marzuki Darusman delivers a speech before the Human Rights Council on March 11, 2013 at the United Nations Office in Geneva. Darusman accused North Korea of committing a string of crimes.