Asian leaders call for lifting of Myanmar sanctions
- Published: 3 Apr 2012 at 17.32
- Online news: Asia
Asian leaders Tuesday called for Western sanctions against Myanmar to be lifted after its historic polls, as they held summit talks also dominated by North Korea and maritime disputes with China.
Myanmar's President Thein Sein (L) is greeted by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the 20th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh. The group has called for Western sanctions against Myanmar to be lifted, as it holds talks also dominated by North Korea and maritime disputes with China.
The call came amid international praise for Myanmar's by-elections on Sunday which gave democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate and former political prisoner, a seat in parliament for the first time.
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