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缅甸总理登盛将访美 President Thein Sein is to meet Barack Obama in Washington, in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966. 缅甸总理登盛将在华盛顿会见奥巴马，这是自1996年以来缅甸领导对美国的首次国事访问。 ? The US said the visit showed commitment to helping governments that make the important decision to embrace reform. ? The US has hailed recent changes in the formerly military-ruled state, including the release of dissidents（持不同政见者） and relaxed censorship. ? However, activists have raised concerns over the sustainability of the reforms and religious violence in Burma. ? Thein Seins invitation to the White House demonstrates Mr Obamas determination to keep building relations with the current government, despite warnings from human rights groups that he is making concessions too quickly, the BBCs South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head reports. ? The US administration believes it needs to encourage the Burmese president to continue his reforms; it has suspended most but not all sanctions, our correspondent adds.? ? More development ? Burma has launched a series of reforms since establishing a nominally civilian government in 2011, ending almost 50 years of military rule.? ? Thein Sein heads an administration that was elected in November 2010 in the countrys first elections in two decades. The Aung San Suu Kyi-led opposition has a small presence in parliament after a landslide win in by-elections in April 2012 largely deemed free and fair.? ? Speaking at a forum at the office of US broadcaster Voice of America on Sunday, Thein Sein said US-Burma relations had greatly improved thanks to the policies of President Obama. ? For our political reforms, we also need more economic development, he said. ? He defended the allocation of 25% of seats in Burmas parliament to the military - something entrenched in the countrys 2008 constitution. ? [The military] is a defensive force. You cannot deny their place in politics, he said. ? International groups have also voiced concerns about serious religious violen