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EU extends Myanmar sanctions for an



Agence France Presse 
October 11, 1999 18:19 GMT 

EU extends Myanmar sanctions for another six months 

   The European Union on Monday extended for another six months sanctions
against Myanmar, citing
lack of progress on human rights and political repression. 

A meeting of EU foreign ministers here said in a statement it "welcomed the
efforts to establish a
meaningful political dialogue with Burma/Myanmar, but it added it "remained
concerned at the lack of a
positive response from the Burmese authorities to the EU efforts." 

The statement expressed concern "at the continuing human rights violations
and the repression of the
democratic opposition." 

And, it called "once again upon the government of Burma/Myanmar to take
early and concrete steps
towards respect for human rights, the promotion of democracy and national
reconciliation." 

Myanmar officials face a visa ban in Europe under EU restrictions imposed
to punish alleged human
rights violations. 

The sanctions were first applied in 1996 and effectively blocked
representatives of ASEAN -- the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- from attending ministerial talks
in Europe. 



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