Myanmar: Government Panel Approves Opposition Leader’s Run for Parliament

By STEVEN LEE MYERS 

Published: February 6, 2012     

Some sanctions against Myanmar were waived by the United States on Monday, allowing the Myanmar government to work with the World Bank and other international financial organizations to bolster its economy. The decision is the latest in a series of cautious reciprocal steps intended to reward sweeping political and economic changes in the country, also known as Burma. The restrictions on international financial organizations stem from American laws against human trafficking, which the United States State Department said Myanmar had taken “some steps to address.” The announcement came as an election commission in Myanmar affirmed that the country’s main opposition leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, would be allowed to run in an election in April to fill 48 empty seats in Parliament. 

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