Rangoon Forges Closer Ties with Moscow

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"Amid growing international pressure -- "particularly from the US" -- to institute long-promised democratic reforms, the Burmese junta?s lieutenant is likely to seek diplomatic favors from Moscow during his four-day state visit, which ends on Wednesday. According to reports from Moscow, bilateral agreements on cooperation in the oil sector, the fight against drug trafficking and the protection of secret information have been reached between the two countries..."

Creator/author: 

Aung Lwin Oo

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy"

Date of Publication: 

2006-04-05

Date of entry: 

2009-03-07

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English

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