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US adds Myanmar ministries, businesses to trade blacklist
"The United States remains fully committed to the people of Burma, and strongly condemns violence by the Burmese military against peaceful protesters," the department said, using Myanmar's other name. The department also suggested further measures may be taken.
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In this file photo taken on July 19, 2018, Myanmar's Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar armed forces, arrives to pay his respects to Myanmar independence hero General Aung San and eight others assassinated in 1947, during a ceremony to mark the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon. Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup on February 1, 2021, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi as it imposed a one-year state of emergency. (Agence France-Presse/Ye Aung Thu)
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he US Commerce Department said Thursday it added Myanmar's ministries of defense and home affairs to its trade blacklist as Washington continues to pressure the nation's military over a Feb. 1 coup.
"The United States remains fully committed to the people of Burma, and strongly condemns violence by the Burmese military against peaceful protesters," the department said, using Myanmar's other name. The department also suggested further measures may be taken.
Blacklisted entities, which will face export restrictions on certain items, also include two firms, Myanmar Economic Corp. and Myanmar Economic Holdings. They are owned and operated by the Myanmar Defense Ministry and provide their revenues to the ministry.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has already sanctioned Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other officers behind the coup in February.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the United States is "deeply saddened" by reports that security forces have killed people in Myanmar amid ongoing protests and are "deeply concerned" about the detention of journalists.
He also said at a press conference that Washington is calling on China to play a "constructive role" and use its influence with the Myanmar military to bring the coup to an end.
