Two influential US Senators have hinted at a possible easing of sanctions against Myanmar if elections to be held in April are free and fair — a move that would add momentum to the rapprochement between the two countries since Myanmar opened up to democratic reforms. Senator Joe Lieberman said on Thursday that if parliamentary elections on Apr. 1 — to be contested by reform leader Aung San Suu Kyi — are open and legitimate there could be “some response from the United States in terms of the status quo between our countries as it exists now.” “And certainly lifting of the sanctions, or some of them, would be part of that consideration,” added Senator John McCain. The two senior senators will be visiting Myanmar this weekend.
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机译：两位有影响力的美国参议员暗示，如果4月举行的选举是自由和公正的，则可能会放松对缅甸的制裁-此举将为自缅甸开放民主改革以来两国之间的和解增添动力。参议员乔·利伯曼（Joe Lieberman）周四表示，如果4月1日举行的议会选举（由改革领导人昂山素季（Aung San Suu Kyi）进行竞选）是公开和合法的，那么“美国在我们两国之间的现状方面可能会做出一些回应。它现在存在。”参议员约翰·麦凯恩（John McCain）补充说：“当然，取消制裁或其中的一些制裁将是考虑的一部分。”两位高级参议员本周末将访问缅甸。
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