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Kerry presses Myanmar on democratic reform

By Matthew Lee
Published August 9, 2014 6:31pm ET
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Kerry presses Myanmar on democratic reform
Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi, left, gestures as Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, center, smiles and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, watches before posing for a group picture with foreign ministers of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), representatives of ASEAN Regional forum, and invitees in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, Aug 9, 2014.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) | Gemunu Amarasinghe

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — To improve relations with the United States, Myanmar must make progress in its democratic transition and halt what Washington sees as backsliding on commitments to improve human rights, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told the country’s leaders.

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