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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged Myanmar to begin planning for its 2010 elections and said Southeast Asian nations could play an important role in ensuring the vote is "free, fair and credible."
The United States on Wednesday urged Asian nations to pressure Myanmar to hold free and fair elections next year, ahead of an historic summit involving President Barack Obama and the junta's premier.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will not impose new conditions on Myanmar's junta in exchange for better relations, but will not lift sanctions until it makes progress on democracy.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will not impose new conditions on Burma's junta in exchange for better relations, but will not lift sanctions until it makes progress on democracy.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged Asian nations to reach out to Myanmar's leaders and encourage them to hold "free, fair and credible elections".
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. will not impose conditions on Myanmar to force democratic changes there.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged China and India to push Myanmar toward democracy.
A weekend summit involving US President Barack Obama and the premier of military-ruled Myanmar will be a "breakthrough" in ties between Southeast Asia and the United States, Singapore said Tuesday.
SINGAPORE -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. will not impose conditions on Burma to force democratic changes there. But she also says existing sanctions will remain in place until the junta makes "meaningful progress" toward democracy in key areas.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging Asian countries to join the United States in pressing Burmese authorities to make elections planned for next year free, fair and credible.
(RTTNews) - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Washington is not "setting or dictating any conditions," in return for Myanmar's military administration enforcing democratic changes in that South-East Asian country.
But U.S. Sanctions on Junta Will Remain in Place Until Country Makes Progress on Democracy
SINGAPORE (AFP)--U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged Asian nations to reach out to the Myanmar leadership and encourage them to hold "free, fair and credible elections."
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is due to issue an important and positive statement next week, her lawyer Nyan Win said Wednesday. Suu Kyi, who is still under house detention in her Yangon home, is expected to deliver the statem...
Singapore - United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the US would not impose any conditions on Myanmar's military junta to force democratic change, but its sanctions would remain in place until significant progress had b...
The United States said Monday it would no longer allow its row with Myanmar to hold its ties with Southeast Asia hostage, as President Barack Obama geared up for his debut official visit to the region.
