Myanmar signs deal with Washington lobbyists to rebuild US relations

A Washington lobbying firm has signed an agreement worth US$3 million per year with Myanmar's Ministry of Information to help the long-time military-ruled country rebuild relations with the United States, Reuters reported on Thursday.

According to documents submitted under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the DCI Group signed the agreement with the ministry on July 31, the day Myanmar's military nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned election.

Myanmar's leadership, under military chief Min Aung Hlaing, seized power in a 2021 coup.

Later that year, an Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired to represent Myanmar in Washington and other capitals stated that he had ceased his work due to US sanctions on the generals, which prevented him from being paid.