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US heads to end Myanmar sanctions after landmark visit

AFP

A key US senator backed an end to US sanctions on Myanmar after a landmark visit by the country’s reformist leader, signaling a new normalization in relations despite rights concerns. President Thein Sein, a general-turned-civilian who ended Myanmar’s long isolation from the West, met lawmakers at…

Burmese optimistic after historic White House visit

The Christian Science Monitor

US and Myanmar:

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US President Obama gestures toward Myanmar’s President Thein Sein during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday. Thein Sein is the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 50 years.

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