Clinton: US to begin targeted easing of Myanmar sanctions

WASHINGTON - The United States will take targeted steps to ease sanctions banning the export of US financial services and investment in Myanmar to respond to progress in the Southeast Asian country@@@s democratic transition, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.
Clinton said the United States would also take steps to send a full ambassador to Myanmar, establish an office of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in the country and relax US visa bans on select Myanmar officials following this month@@@s parliamentary by-elections.
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