US lifts sanctions on Burma 

The US lifted sanctions on Burma, as the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned, that yet more needed to be done.  “Political prisoners remain in detention", she said. Ongoing ethnic and sectarian violence continues to undermine progress toward national reconciliation, stability and lasting peace. And further reforms are required to strengthen the rule of law, increase transparency and address constitutional challenges.”

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