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Australia eases some sanctions against Burma [View all]
Source: BBC
Australia has announced that it will ease some sanctions against Burma.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr said travel and financial restrictions on about 260 Burmese nationals, including President Thein Sein, would be lifted.
He made the announcement in London, where he was due to meet British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Australia's announcement came after British Prime Minister David Cameron said in Burma on Friday that the UK was considering lifting sanctions.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17724407
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