US President Barack Obama, last week renewed economic sanctions on Myanmar for another year citing a lack of expected progress in reforms, reported Reuters.
Commenting on the reasons behind renewing sanctions, Obama said,
A spokesman for the White House National Security Council, further added that significant challenges remained in Myanmar which included a worsening humanitarian situation and ethnic violence towards the Muslim and other communities.
Commenting on the President’s decisions, Patrick Ventrell, said the sanctions had been placed
“In order to maintain the flexibility necessary to sanction bad actors and prevent backsliding on reform even as were broadly ease sanctions.”
Commenting on the reasons behind renewing sanctions, Obama said,
“Despite great strides that Burma has made in its reform effort, the situation in the country continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign police of the United States. The political opening remains nascent, and concerns persist regarding ongoing conflict and human rights abuses in ethnic minority areas, particularly in Rakhine State, and the continued role of the military in the country’s political and economic activities."
A spokesman for the White House National Security Council, further added that significant challenges remained in Myanmar which included a worsening humanitarian situation and ethnic violence towards the Muslim and other communities.
Commenting on the President’s decisions, Patrick Ventrell, said the sanctions had been placed
“In order to maintain the flexibility necessary to sanction bad actors and prevent backsliding on reform even as were broadly ease sanctions.”