Foreign relations of Burma |This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of Historically strained, Burma's
foreign relations, particularly with Western nations, have
improved in recent months. Burma has generally maintained warmer
relations with neighbouring states and is a member of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Europe and America  The
United States has placed broad sanctions on Burma because of the
military crackdown in 1988 and the military regime's refusal to
honour the election results of the 1990 People's Assembly
election. Similarly, the European Union has placed embargoes on
Burma, including an arms embargo, cessation of trade
preferences, and suspension of all aid with the exception of
humanitarian aid. US and European government sanctions against
the military government, alongside boycotts and other types
direct pressure on corporations by western supporters of the
Burmese democracy movement, have resulted in the withdrawal from
Burma of most U.S. and many European compa