Recognising the progress toward democratic transition that Myanmar has achieved, including through the election of a civilian-led government, the US will terminate the National Emergency with respect to Myanmar and will revoke the Executive Order-based framework of the Myanmar sanctions programme, said a joint statement issued after the meeting. During the meeting, Obama also announced his intention to take action to lift Executive Order-based economic and financial sanctions on Myanmar. "Much of the concern in the United States was rooted in the way that that military government was treating Aung San Suu Kyi. "Thats an important reason why the national emergency was put into place. No longer is Aung San Suu Kyi a prisoner in her own house, shes now the head of the government.

Source: India Today September 15, 2016 06:11 UTC