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Myanmar rebukes US for calling it 'Burma'

Published: 01.26.13, 10:15 / Israel News

Myanmar took a swipe at the United States on Saturday for calling the country Burma, urging it to use its official title and avoid harming improving ties between the two former foes.

 

In a response to a press statement issued by the US embassy in Yangon on the conflict in northern Kachin state, the Foreign Ministry said Washington should be following most countries and the United Nations and call it Myanmar. (Reuters)

 

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