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The United States will lift sanctions in the wake of Myanmar's return to democracy, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday after a White House meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the elected government that took power in March. Following more than 60 minutes of talks in the Oval Office, Obama told reporters that he was "now prepared to lift sanctions that we have imposed," in response to the "remarkable social and political transformation" in Myanmar. The White House earlier announced that Obama would restore trade preferences granted to Myanmar as one of the world's poorest countries. The benefits were suspended in 1989 during the country's military regime. Reopening economic relations is "the right thing to do to ensure that the people of Burma see rewards for a new way of doing business," Obama said. Suu Kyi thanked the US Congress for helping to pressure Myanmar's past government to restore human rights. She said the time had come for the United States to lift sanctions and urged investors to seek opportunities in Myanmar. Obama attended the annual summit of leaders from the 10-country Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) last week in Vientiane, Laos. Myanmar is an ASEAN member. Suu Kyi, who was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize for her opposition to Myanmar's long-ruling military junta, is officially state counsellor but de facto leader of the government. Her party won a sweeping victory in November in the country's first free elections in decades. "When I was first elected [in 2008], Aung Suu was still under house arrest," Obama said. Myanmar's transition from military rule to democracy began six years ago under former president Thein Sein. "We have reached a point where, as President Obama said, people didn't expect us to be five years ago," Suu Kyi said. Obama, seeking to encourage the opening of the country, became the first president to visit Myanmar in November 2012. "I could see the tremendous potential about to be unleashed," he said, recalling the visit. The Myanmar government in early September concluded a peace conference with 17 of the country's 21 rebel groups. Numerous ethnic groups fought the military regime for decades and remain suspicious of the central government. In a joint statement, Suu Kyi said she was hopeful of achieving "a lasting peace with armed ethnic groups." References Related Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in China for critical talks World Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 05:56 Aung San Suu Kyi: from hero's daughter to Myanmar leadership World Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 04:36 Myanmar still needs US sanctions, says John Kerry World
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Burmanska oporbena čelnica Aung San Suu Kyi uputila je u nedjelju, dan nakon što je oslobođena iz kućnog pritvora, poziv na jedinstvo demokratskih snaga u Mianmaru i time najavila svoj povratak na političku scenu nakon sedam godina odsutnosti Pred otprilike 10 tisuća pristaša okupljenih ispred sjedišta Nacionalne lige za demokraciju (NLD) u Jangonu, Suu Kyi je poručila da 'ne mrzi one koji su je zatočili' i naglasila da želi raditi sa svima 'koji žele dobro ovoj zemlji i demokraciji'. 'Vjerujem u ljudska prava. Vjerujem u slobodu govora koja je osnova demokracije', rekla je dobitnica Nobelove nagrade za mir. Okupljeni su joj odgovorili povicima: 'Živjela Suu Kyi' i 'Volimo te'. Skup su iz zgrade preko puta promatrali pripadnici mianmarske vojske, a agenti obavještajne službe pažljivo su fotografirali što se događa. U kasnijem razgovoru s novinarima Suu Kyi nije željela govoriti o svojim planovima dok ne čuje 'što narod želi'. 'Treba mi energija naroda, želim čuti njegov glas i zatim ćemo odlučiti što ćemo', rekla je. Odbila je reći hoće li pozvati zapadne zemlje da ukinu sankcije Mianmaru, za koje mnogi smatraju da najviše štete običnim ljudima. 'Ako ljudi žele ukidanje sankcija, razmotrit ću to. Burma sada treba pomoć sviju. Zapadnih zemalja, istočnih zemalja, cijelog svijeta', rekla je. I dok brojni sumnjaju da će joj hunta dopustiti da se bavi politikom i pitaju se koje granice će joj odrediti, njezin odvjetnik Nayan Win je potvrdio agenciji France presse da je ona oslobođena bezuvjetno. To je potvrdio i jedan neimenovani dužnosnik vojnog režima. Težak teret je sada na naizgled krhkoj, ali psihološki neuništivoj 65-godišnjoj Suu Kyi u kojoj njezini sljedbenici i dalje vide jedinu nadu za demokraciju, pišu agencije. Sljedeći tjedni su od ključnog značenja za Suu Kyi, dodaje se, jer ona mora ponovo upoznati zemlju od koje je od 2003. bila u potpunosti odsječena. Njezino oslobođenje u subote izazvalo je duboko, ali oprezno olakšanje međunarodne zajednice. Svjetski čelnici pozdravili su njezino oslobađanje, uz ocjenu da se to trebalo dogoditi puno prije i uz zahtjev da se na slobodu puste svi politički zatvorenici u Mianmaru. - Sviđa vam se članak? Preporučite ga prijateljima putem ovih servisa: Pošaljite mailom