The European Union announced the lifting of restrictions and embargoes visit visa?s to officials of Myanmar, Monday, January 23, 2012. Revocation follows the efforts of government and democratization of the system changes by the new government of Myanmar. @ http://solutions-rv.blogspot.com/
The announcement was delivered by European foreign ministers at their meeting to discuss Myanmar and other issues in Brussels, Belgium. During the meeting, obtained by lifting the embargo agreement visa visit to Europe imposed on the president, vice presidents, cabinet members and the chairman of parliament of Myanmar.
According to the European Foreign Minister, quoted by CNN, the changes that occurred in Myanmar today is very admirable. Efforts to reform towards democracy and reconciliation launched by President of Myanmar Thein Sein, according to them is very positive.
In recent weeks, a new regime of Myanmar who was elected in March last year, has freed hundreds of political prisoners, allow the participation of Aung San Suu Kyi and her party in elections next April, and determined to make peace with ethnic rebels.
The EU foreign ministers said, lifting the embargo visa is the first step that will open the door wider to the other lifting the embargo. However, this step will be determine?d on Myanmar to continue the reform efforts that already exist.
In addition to the European Union, formerly the United States government had earlier praised the progress in Myanmar. In the U.S. secretary of state's visit to Myanmar's first in 50 years, Hillary Clinton said it would re-open diplomatic relations that had broken off in 1988.
Clinton visited Myanmar last step is followed by British and French foreign ministers. Today, Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will conduct a two-day visit to Myanmar to meet with the new government and Aung San Suu Kyi.
