US pushing to have Myanmar issue put on formal Security Council agenda
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The United States has moved to put the issue of political repression and human rights abuses in Myanmar formally on the agenda of the Security Council this month, its ambassador to the UN said.
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The Bush administration urged the Myanmar government on Thursday to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, saying a failure to do so would represent "unacceptable backtracking."
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Myanmar&#39;s military rulers should end the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and allow her National League for Democracy to operate, the US State Department said.
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The United States on Friday  asked the U.N. Security Council to deal with Myanmar, whose  junta government has jailed opponents, persecuted minorities  and sent refugees fleeing into neighboring states.
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YANGON, Oct. 20. - A change in Myanmarâs political leadership brought fresh calls today for the military-ruled south-east Asian country to carry on with promises to restore democracy.
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Myanmar accused unnamed U.N.   Security Council powers on Tuesday of abusing their role by   putting the isolated Southeast Asian nation on the list of   countries deemed a threat to international peace and security.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday denounced Myanmar&#39;s ruling military junta as &quot;brutal&quot; and said Washington was closely monitoring rising protests for democracy in the Southeast Asian state.
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The U.N. Security Council upbraided Myanmar on Thursday for slow progress on democratic reforms as the world body's special envoy said the junta there was trying to delay his next visit until April.
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The Bush administration begins to lay out its second term foreign policy agenda this week when Condoleezza Rice undergoes two days of hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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The new prime minister of military-ruled Myanmar was directly behind an attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her convoy last year, the United States charged amid calls for UN Security Council action against the Southeast Asian nation.
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The UN Security Council hold its first discussion of Burma, which has been under military rule for decades.
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The U.N. Security Council  upbraided Myanmar on Thursday for slow progress on democratic  reforms as the world body's special envoy said the junta there  was trying to delay his next visit until April.
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North Korea&#39;s nuclear aspirations, allies&#39; worries about the US budget deficit and hopes for global trade deals will be on the agenda this weekend as President Bush attends
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The United States is pressing for international action over Myanmar&#39;s military junta crackdown on peaceful protests but is expected to again face opposition from China and Russia.
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Despite China's objections, the Security Council backed a US proposal to put the issue of political repression and human rights violations in Myanmar on its formal agenda.
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Proposed sanctions introduced in the US House of Representatives would pressure US energy giant Chevron to pull its investment from Myanmar, which rights activists say is helping prop up the ruling military junta.
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The Security Council has bemoaned the slow progress in initiating democratic reforms in Myanmar and pressed for an early visit to the country by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari.