David Cameron became the first British prime minister in the next 60 years that a visit to Myanmar on Friday, April 13, 2012. During the visit, he accompanied top ten employers.
Reported by the BBC, Cameron arrived at the airport bukota Naypytiaw. Cameron met with the President of Myanmar Thein Sein and democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at her home.
Cameron praised the process of democratic reform in Myanmar - the first is popularly known as Burma - after the military junta era ended years ago. He said that his coming to represent the UK in ensuring that the process of democratization in Myanmar can not be tampered with.
"Now is no government in Myanmar is committed to reforms, which are ready to take steps, and I think we are obliged to encourage their efforts," said Cameron, who had come to Indonesia 11 to 12 April 2012.
Myanmar last country in Southeast Asia tour of Cameron. Previously, Cameron visited Indonesia and Malaysia. This is the first British PM's visit to Myanmar since the country's independence in 1948.
CNN wrote, in his visit to Myanmar, the group helped bring 10 businessmen Cameron. The entrepreneur is a tourist visa in order not to violate the sanctions and embargo agreements the European Union to Myanmar. Based on the British-backed EU sanctions, no one should do business with Myanmar before the embargo lifted.
Peringan Sanctions
Continuation of EU sanctions on Myanmar will be discussed upcoming 23 April, ahead of expiration. Germany and Italy showed positive signals encouraging the removal of sanctions. However, the UK and some other European countries want to keep sanctions provided in some sectors only.
The British government has denied the employers that come for business purposes. "This is not a trade mission, we come to Myanmar to see the electoral process that was recently held," said an anonymous source in the British government.
"UK Government policy prohibits trade with Burma. It remains in force. Businessmen who comes to cultural programs, they are like tourists," said another source.
However, if properly Cameron hold trade cooperation with Myanmar, then England will become the first Western country to do so. Myanmar's current trade relationships with China, India, Japan, Thailand and South Korea in the fields of oil, gas, coal, nickel, and iron ore.