News Source: CNN
| 2 months ago
Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday she accepted a new shift in U.S. policy toward her country, her spokesman said. "It's a good thing, I accept that, but it must be the right engagement on both sides of the junta...
News Source: The Independent
| 2 months ago
US Sectretary of State Hillary Clinton's confirmation that the US would soon reveal a change of approach on Burma will mean a considerable change of style in dealing with the military regime. It is rather less likely to herald any change of substance.
News Source: The independent
| 2 months ago
The detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi supports greater engagement between the US and Burma's rulers The US is set to engage directly with Burma's military rulers in an effort to push for democratic reforms while maintaining sanctions – a...
News Source: Myanmar News
| 2 months ago
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has welcomed U.S. plans for direct high-level diplomatic engagement with Burma's military rulers, said her lawyer on Thursday. According to Suu Kyi's lawyer Nyan Win, the Burmese opposition leader also...
News Source: Myanmar News
| 2 months ago
Senator Jim Webb, who advocates closer ties to Myanmar, had talks with the country's Foreign Minister Nyan Win last weekend, Jessica Smith, the Democratic lawmaker's spokeswoman, confirmed here on Thursday. "Senator Webb met with the Burmese foreign...
News Source: Myanmar News
| 2 months ago
So going forward, we will be employing both of those tools,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters in New York on September 23. Clinton said the policy review, which began in February in an effort to find a more effective way to...