US Cong passes resolution keeping ban on Myanmar

The resolution, jointly introduced by the ruling Republican party's New York representative Peter King and opposition Democratic party representative Tom Lantos from California, was adopted by an overwleming vote of 373-2.

An identical resolution has been introduced in the Senate and is expected to be voted on soon.

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The Bush administration has called for passage of the resolution to pressure Yangon to hold talks with the democratic opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

She is currently under house arrest and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party's activities have been curtailed.

The NLD won overwhelmingly in Myanmar's 1990 elections, considered free and fair by the international community, but was not allowed to govern.