[Myanmar] ICG Calls for Immediate Lifting of Sanctions

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Saying that Burma is unlikely to backtrack on reforms, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has urged Western countries to lift sanctions on the country “without delay†to help the process. In a report released on Wednesday, the Brussels-based think tank said Burma had “turned away from five decades of authoritarianism and has embarked on a bold process of political, social and economic reform.†To support these reforms, it said, the West must “lift the sanctions on Myanmar without delay.â€

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