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Obama nominee indicates possible change on Myanmar

Source: Virginian-Pilot Online

Yangon : Myanmar | 5 months ago

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President Barack Obama's choice as top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said Wednesday that the United States is interested in easing its long-standing policy of isolation against military-run Myanmar. Kurt Campbell, however, told U.S. lawmakers at his Senate confirmation hearing that...

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