US to lift sanctions on Burma as leader Suu Kyi visits

US president Barack Obama confirmed America is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Burma as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.

US to lift sanctions on Burma as leader Suu Kyi visits
Wed, 14 Sep, 2016 - 22:06

US president Barack Obama confirmed America is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Burma as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.

Mr Obama hailed a "remarkable" transformation in the country, which spent five decades under oppressive military rule.

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