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Chris Smith: “The process of selecting targets to be eased for investment and financial services should take sufficient time and…”

On the recordApril 24, 2012
The process of selecting targets to be eased for investment and financial services should take sufficient time and should be made through broader consultation with the human rights community in the United States and key stakeholders inside Burma, especially ethnic nationalities.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for consultation with human rights groups before easing sanctions.

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