The Myanmar government has made it clear that it welcomes other countries' efforts to extend humanitarian assistance for the victims of Cyclone Nargis which hit the country last week, an Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman said.
Myanmar's attitude was expressed by its foreign minister, U Nyan Win, to his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirajudha, by telephone, Antara news agency quoted the ministry's spokesman, Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo, as saying on Friday.
At least 22,500 people were killed and 41,000 others went missing when Cyclone Nagris swept through Myanmar recently.
Legowo said some countries had asked Indonesia to sound out the Myanmar administration on whether it was willing to accept international assistance.
He said the two foreign ministers in their telephone conversation did not discuss conditions foreign countries or international organizations had to meet to provide relief aid for the disaster victims. The Myanmar foreign minister had only said that given the extent of the damage and the huge number of fatalities the cyclone had caused, the Myanmar government would welcome international humanitarian assistance.
Indonesia has sent relief aid in kind and one million U.S. dollars in funds to Myanmar to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Earlier, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that the cyclone in Myanmar had destroyed the homes of one million people.
Source: Xinhua
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