# Is Donald Trump ready to do business with Myanmar?

https://mins.news/en/item/108685

- BBC News, 2026-10-20 23:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw203zx1x1rno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A senior US official’s recent meeting with Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, the first in years, and the removal of some business figures from the US sanctions list suggest Washington may be changing its long-standing policy of isolating the military regime. The meeting was ostensibly aimed at securing the release of detained US citizen Adam Castillo. The report also describes Trump’s letter to Min Aung Hlaing and the regime’s hiring of US lobbyists.

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