British prime minister David Cameron has given his strongest hint yet that Britain will take the lead in pressing for a relaxation of EU sanctions on Burma as he expressed the hope that recent political reforms will be irreversible.
As he prepared to become the first western leader to visit Burma since Aung San Suu Kyi triumphed in recent byelections, Mr Cameron indicated that he hoped to be able to use his visit to argue in favour of a change in EU sanctions policy.
“What I see happening in Burma is a potential flowering of freedom and democracy and I think that from everything I’ve seen – although I will see for myself tomorrow – it seems as if the president of Burma is intent on taking a new path and wants to see a progressive flourishing of freedom and democracy.” – (Guardian service)