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US loses patience with Burma
The United States says it has lost patience with the Burmese Government after Rangoon's repeated refusal to release the detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The US Assistant Secretary of State, Lorne Craner, says if the current level of international pressure on Burma does not produce results, Washington is prepared to impose further economic sanctions. "We have lost our patience with Burma, just like Congress has lost its patience with the Burmese Government and the fact is that Burma has to rely to an extent on the United States and Europe in its economy," she said. "But they also have to rely on their neighbours, and their neighbours are beginning to lose patience as well. Anywhere there's violation then they need to be penalised. There are many countries around the world against which we have trade sanctions because of human rights violations."
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-06-20 |
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