"In a meeting here with President Thein Sein, Mr. Obama encouraged him to pursue reforms of the political system and the Constitution. And Mr. Obama warned Mr. Thein Sein that he needed to end the systematic persecution of Muslims in western Myanmar, which has generated outrage worldwide.
“We recognize that change is hard, and it doesn’t always move in a straight line,” Mr. Obama said after the meeting, citing the violence against Muslims and the failure to change the Constitution.
Mr. Thein Sein, a retired general who has carved out a political career as a reformer, said: “We’re in the process of addressing these concerns. We definitely need to address these concerns.”
If it were not for an Asian regional summit meeting being held here this week, Mr. Obama would not be visiting this remote Southeast Asian capital, especially just two years after his last visit to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. But since he is here, the White House is trying to make the best of what is clearly a diplomatic work in progress.
On Friday, Mr. Obama will meet with the opposition leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as with young Burmese, to encourage them to retain hope in their country’s struggle to shed decades of military dictatorship and to settle years of conflict with ethnic minorities.
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