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US officials in rare business trip to Myanmar

Yangon : Myanmar | Jul 09, 2012 at 7:03 PM PDT
Source: Channel NewsAsia
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The United States said Monday that it was sending two senior officials to Myanmar to promote trade, a prospect unthinkable until recent reforms led to an easing of economic sanctions. Robert Hormats, the under secretary of state in charge of economic growth, and Francisco Sanchez, the under secretary... FULL ARTICLE AT Channel NewsAsia
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