Og EU vil formentlig gøre det samme, ledsaget af krav om løsladelse af politiske fanger i det fattige asiatiske land, som militæret har regeret i 50 år – bl.a. åbner USAs Danida kontor i Burma.
The United States has announced that it will ease some sanctions against Burma, BBC online reports Wednesday.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said some travel and financial restrictions would be relaxed, with Burmese leaders allowed to visit the US.
European Union leaders had said earlier on Wednesday that they would consider taking similar steps.
The news follows by-elections in Burma on Sunday in which the opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) headed by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi took 40 out of 45 seats in the polls, which were generally deemed to be free and fair.
In response to Burma’s democratic reforms, Ms Clinton said the US would take steps to open an office of the Agency for International Development (USAID) in the country and send a full ambassador.
At a summit of the regional Asean grouping on Wednesday, Asian leaders called for all sanctions against Burma to be lifted immediately to help the country’s political and economic development.
Speaking in London, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said EU members would probably be willing to lift some of their sanctions on Burma.
“That does not mean an instant and complete opening up of trade with Burma,” he added.
The army and its proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) still hold about 80 percent of all seats in Burmas parliament.
