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Hague welcomes end of 'long darkness' in Burma

British Foreign Secretary William Hague says he believes the momentum for change in Burma is real, warns against relaxing pressure too soon.

British foreign secretary says he believes momentum for change in Burma is real but warns against relaxing pressure, after talks with Aung San Suu Kyi.

Sanctions against Burma's former military regime will not be lifted until it has released all political prisoners and demonstrated it can hold free and fair elections, Foreign Secretary William Hague warned today.

Telegraph View: Burma's willingness to tilt towards the West symbolises a worrying trend for China.

William Hague is visiting Burma, the first British Foreign Secretary to do so for more than 50 years.

William Hague arrives in Burma this morning for the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary in more than half a century. The trip is to reward reforms by the country's government, he said.

Foreign Secretary William Hague will arrive in Burma today to urge its president to consolidate and speed its democratic reforms after the official government newspaper hailed an end to 'authoritarianism' and military rule.

The billionaire investor is in Burma on an eight-day visit that is taking him to various parts of the country including the troubled Shan ethnic region