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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10597

19 April 2012
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) burma
Sanctions soon to be relaxed - Ashton to visit at end of month

Brussels, 18/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton announced on Tuesday 17 April that the European Union will ease its sanctions against the authorities of Burma/Myanmar, following on from the progress towards democracy recently seen in the country. “In January, we suspended the visa bans on the Government of Myanmar. At the end of this month, we will do more. Decisions will be taken by in the Foreign Affairs Council in a few days time”,...

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