Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the US will embrace Burma further if the once-estranged Asian government releases all remaining political prisoners, ends violence against minorities and cuts military ties with North Korea.
Clinton spoke by telephone Saturday with Burma's foreign minister of the country as well as with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
She told them Washington is "prepared to meet action with action," a day after the US and Burma agreed to exchange ambassadors and restore full diplomatic relations.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Clinton also commended the Burmese government for its decision to release of hundreds of political prisoners and agree to a ceasefire with the ethnic Karen minority.
But Nuland said Clinton stressed further steps.
