Myanmar: We have our own team
2008-05-14 19:21
Bangkok - Thailand's prime minister says Myanmar believes its cyclone relief operations are under control and it doesn't need foreign experts.
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Myanmar's ruling junta gave him its "guarantee" on Wednesday that there were no disease outbreaks and no starvation among survivors of devastating Cyclone Nargis.
Samak said Myanmar's rulers do not want any foreign aid workers because they "have their own team to cope with the situation".
Samak returned on Wednesday from Myanmar, where he had met with Prime Minister Lieutenant General Thein Sein.
Samak also visited a government relief centre.
He said: "From what I have seen, I am impressed with their management."
- AP