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October 6, 2007

British PM Calls for Tougher Sanctions on Burma
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=19C26DC:A6F02AD83191E16014024CCCA24497B99574F7DCC14957C0 PM Brown met with
group of Burmese democracy campaigners and monks at 10 Downing Street





Britain's PM Gordon Brown receives a gift from U Uttara, right,
Britain's leading Burmese monk, London, 06 Oct 2007The British prime
minister says he wants tougher sanctions on Burma, following the
violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Saturday with a group of Burmese
democracy campaigners and monks at his office, at 10 Downing Street.

He spoke at the start of a day of protests in many cities around the
world against Burma's military government.  Protesters in London are
joining Buddhist monks scattering rose petals in the River Thames to
show solidarity with protesters in Burma.

Mr. Brown said he supports international efforts to stop the violence
in Burma, and he wants the European Union to impose new sanctions on
the military government.

He also said he believes many more people were killed in the protests
than the 10 that Burma has said were killed.  The prime minister also
says he is worried about the many people arrested.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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