How Can I invest in Myanmar After Aung San Suu Kyi Winning in the Election 2012 Historically strained, Burma's foreign relations, particularly with Western nations, have improved in recent months. It has generally shares closer connections with some of its neighbor states and it is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The Burmese government continues to adopt an independent, non-aligned foreign policy.[1] The United States has placed broad sanctions on Burma because of the military crackdown in 1988 and the military regime's refusal to honour the election results of the 1990 People's Assembly election. Similarly, the European Union has placed embargoes on Burma, including an arms embargo, cessation of trade preferences, and suspension of all aid with the exception of humanitarian aid.[2]