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EU and Japan set new Burma sanctions

By James Blitz in London and Amy Kazmin in Bangkok

Published: October 15 2007 08:29 | Last updated: October 16 2007 06:00

Japan on Tuesday cancelled an aid grant to Burma, hours after the European Union implemented new trade sanctions designed to hurt Burma’s political elite and US President George W Bush called for coordinated action.

As the United Nations special envoy to Burma called on the junta to cease its witch-hunt of pro-democracy demonstrators, EU foreign ministers announced a string of sanctions aimed at halting those trade sectors from which the regime benefits heavily.

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