U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with Myanmar Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin at the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on July 1, 2013. A text transcript is available at state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/07/211377.htm youtube/watch?v=wNM_2V-8K50 Sec. Kerry said, "I might add, Myanmar is a country that is setting a great positive trend and undergoing a dramatic political and economic transition, and I want to recognize that. Today, President Thein Sein works with a resurgent parliament that includes former military officers working alongside Aung San Suu Kyi, and that is really an incredible testament to the possibilities of what happens with leadership and with values and the possibility of progress. And the United States strongly supports Myanmar’s journey toward democracy, which is really something that might have even been unthinkable just a few years ago. These positive changes all illustrate the dynamism and the huge potential of this region, which is why this meeting is important."
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