Myanmar signs deal with Washington lobbyists to rebuild US relations

By David Brunnstrom

Washington (Reuters) -Bir Washington Lobi signed an agreement worth $ 3 million a year to help Myanmar’s relations with the US for a long time with the Ministry of Information and the military.

According to the documents submitted within the scope of the US Foreign Agents Registration Law (FARA), DCI Group signed an agreement with the ministry on July 31 on the day when Myanmar quoted power to a civilian leader before a planned election.

Myanmar’s leadership under the military chief Min Aung Hlaing seized power in the 2021 coup, and that year, a Israeli-Canadian lobbying and other capitals, which they hired to represent them in Washington that year, said that he had stopped his work because he prevented the payment of sanctions on the US Generals.

The US Treasury Department, DCI Group, the US Department of State and Myanmar’s Washington Embassy did not immediately respond to whether the US sanctions would affect the agreement between Myanmar and DCI group.

The formation of a temporary government does not make any changes in the status quo in Myanmar, and Min Aung Hlaing is attached to all the great ruling branches that served as president while serving as the Chief of Armed Forces.

After years of isolation, US President Donald seemed willing to interact with the administration of Trump.

This month, when Myanmar threatened new tariffs in the United States as part of the global trade attack this month, he made this in a signed letter to Min Aung Hlaing.

While the General wanted to remove lower rates and sanctions, Trump replied with praise for “strong leadership”. He said he was ready to send a negotiation team to Washington if necessary.

“Trade, natural resources”

According to the Fara File, the DCI Group “The trade between the Myanmar Union and the US Republic will provide public relations services to clients to reconstruct relations by focusing on natural resources and humanitarian aid.”

The filing was signed on August 1 by DCI executive partner Justin Peterson and another manager Brian McCabe, who served under the administration of the previous Trump.

Reuters reported last year that the FBI’s DCI group has explored the role of a hack and leak operation aimed at hundreds of customers Exxon Mobil’s greatest critics.

The DCI Group said that the allegations that the attack operation was wrong and that all employees and consultants have directed them to comply with the law.

In 2008, the Republican Presidential candidate John McCain resigned after their work with the DCI group for the previous military junta in Myanmar. Jim Murphy, a former president and executive partner, served as the National Director of Trump during the 2016 campaign.

Myyint Swe, the president of Myanmar during the 2021 coup on Thursday, Myyint Swe and Nobel Laureate and actual leader Aung San Sau Kyi reportedly died during the 2021 coup.

Myint Swe, a former 74 -year -old general, took his tasks to Min Aung Hlaing.

Considering Junta, the US military leaders and the violence against the Rohingya minority, which Washington called crimes against genocide and humanity, will be a sharp attempt for the US.

Last month, the Trump administration abolished the sanctions on several junta ally, but US officials said that it did not show a broader change in Myanmar in the US policy and it had nothing to do with General’s letter.

Last week, Reuters reported that the administration felt rival suggestions about the ways to remove Myanmar’s wide rare land minerals from China, but nothing was decided between large logistics and geopolitical obstacles.

Essential the materials of heavy rare soils used in high -tech weapons is an important focus of management in the competition with China, which is responsible for approximately 90% of its global processing capacity.

(Reporting by David Brunnstrom;