Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

As part of the effort to engage constructively with the new Burmese Government, Ministers agreed to lift the prohibition on high-level visits to Burma. However, it was agreed that any such visits must be carefully co-ordinated in Brussels with defined terms of reference. Delegations visiting Burma must also be allowed to meet Burmese opposition and civil society leaders, including Aung Sang Suu Kyi. While I have no plans at present to visit Burma, I will keep the matter under review.

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