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May 9th, 2008
Posted: 04:33 PM ET

(CNN) — After days of stonewalling by the Myanmar government, its ambassador to the United Nations said Friday that it is ready to accept aid from around the world in the wake of last Saturday’s deadly cyclone, and plans are being made to send in airplanes loaded with relief supplies.

Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Tint Swe, made his statement during a special U.N. session during which several diplomats slammed the Myanmar government.

British Ambassador John Sawers called Myanmar’s refusal to let aid workers in as the death toll mounts “an appalling crisis” and labeled the government’s actions “inexplicable and inexcusable.”

The Myanmar envoy responded, “We are ready to speed up and strengthen our relief effort. We will accept aid from any corner.”


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