Sanctions lifted on members of the Burmese government
(B2) The 27 lifted some of the sanctions against Burma (Myanmar) today (Friday 27 February). 87 people, including the president, the vice-presidents, the members of the cabinet and the presidents of the two houses of the parliament as well as the members of their families, thus saw the bans on visas lifted. This measure follows developments in the country. It makes it possible to give concrete value to the decisions taken by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the last Council of Ministers, on 23 January. " We have observed historic changes in and we strongly encourage the authorities to continue in this direction. explains the High Representative of the Union, Catherine Ashton, in a press release. She confirmed to have launched a exam equipped of EU policy towards Burma and announced that he wanted to visit the country in April. It should be noted that the assets of the persons concerned remain frozen in the EU. The other restrictive measures imposed by the EU remain in force until April 30, 2012, their deadline.
