U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will work closely with the new government of Myanmar, saying it is committed to standing with the people in their pursuit of democracy, development and national reconciliation.
Speaking at a news conference in Myanmar's capital, Naypitaw, Monday, Blinken, who is the first U.S. envoy to visit since last year's landmark polls, urged the existing government to complete the transitional process and to release all the political prisoners.
"One of the great legacies of this government is the work that it has done and reform broadly and releasing the political prisoners in particular," said Blinken. "And it would be a fitting completion of that legacy to release all political prisoners so that by the time the transition is complete and new government takes office no one is in jail because of their political views." (Courtesy of VOA News)
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