CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia will lift its remaining financial and travel sanctions against Myanmar and double its aid in a move to encourage further democratic reform as the country tentatively emerges from decades of military rule, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said. The lifting of economic sanctions, which follows a U.S. suspension of sanctions, will come into effect in coming weeks but Australia’s arms embargo against Myanmar will remain in place, Carr said in a statement. “Myanmar has made great strides over the past year, though there is more to be done,” Carr said. …
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