Obama sent to Hillary Clinton to Myanmar

It will be the first representative of American foreign policy to visit the country Asian in half century.

Obama, which is located in Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) to participate in the Summit of the East Asia Forum, said in a statement to the press that the possibility of a democratic change in Burma 'is too important to ignore' after 'flashes of hope' that have occurred in the last times.

The President spoke last night by telephone with the leader of the opposition of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Board of aircraft Air Force One that he moved to Indonesia.

In that conversation, the first that directly, claimed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize informed U.S. President on the political situation in his country, with the emphasis on the need for a process of reconciliation to include all sectors, and assured him that he gave his approval to the intervention of u000aWashington.

Obama praised the recent steps taken by the Burmese regime, including the implementation in freedom of the leader of the opposition, after years of arrest, and the release of some political prisoners, as well as legislation for greater openness policy.

Other senior White House officials have also pointed to the lifting of restrictions on the media, new legislation on trade union organization and the suspension of the project for the construction of a dam in the Irrawaddy River.

Is 'the most important reforms in years' deals, said Obama, who considered that they open the possibility of political change, something that is 'a historic opportunity'.

However, he added that Burma should still do a lot more and take more concrete steps and added that if there are no more progress, the regime continue isolated.

But, he stressed, if changes continue, opens the opportunity of a u000a'national reconciliation'.

In his two-day visit, 1 and 2 December, Clinton will transmit this message to the Government, the social actors and political activists including the own Aung San Suu Kyi, explained the President.

Your trip will be used to explore what roads can take us to better support the process of change, he added.

Obama, found in Indonesia to participate in the Forum East Asia Summit, intends to see today with the Burmese President, Thein Shein, during a meeting with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

This Organization adopted Wednesday that Burma is the Chair-country of shift in 2014, on an initiative to motivate further changes politicians.

The announcement of Obama comes when the political party of Suu Kyi, the National League for democracy, has decided by a return to legality, after the military junta dissolved u000amakes a year.

The military, in power in Burma since 1962, justify his dictatorship in the need for a strong Government to prevent the disintegration of a country in which they live 54 million people of many ethnic groups, some of which have armies fighting for decades for independence.

Under constant international pressure the military Junta designed a "disciplined democracy" and handed over power to civilians, almost all exmilitares related, the last March.

Upon his arrival in power in 2009, Obama announced a change in its policy toward Burma to include incentives to integrate this country, rich in natural resources, the international community if it carried out democratic reforms but would maintain or endurecería sanctions imposed by previous Governments if the changes remained non-existent or were moving too quickly.

Although this policy seemed to have few results u000aInitially, Washington could join somewhat last year when the military junta announced the launch freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi after a house imprisonment of seven years.,

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