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OTTAWA, April 24 (Reuters) – Canada will suspend most of its
sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of recent democratic
reforms in the isolated South Asian nation, Foreign Minister
John Baird said on Tuesday.
Since 1988 Canada has imposed some of the toughest sanctions
against Myanmar. Baird told reporters that most of the measures
were being lifted but that Canada would for now maintain a ban
on arms deals with Myanmar.
The European Union took similar steps on Monday.
(Reporting by Randall Palmer, writing by David Ljunggren;
Editing by Peter Galloway)
