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Myanmar Junta Not Permitting Relief workers
BY KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
“France's ambassador to the UN has accused Myanmar’s Junta of being on the verge of committing a crime against humanity by not accepting foreign aid” according to the BBC NEWS of May 17, 2008. France's ambassador to the UN, Jean-Maurice Ripert angrily rejecting the allegations of the Myanmar’s ambassador to the UN that the French ship in international waters off Myanmar’s coast was a warship warned of the Junta’s refusal to allow aid to be delivered to those in need could lead to a true crime against humanity. The French ambassador said that hundreds of thousands of lives have been in jeopardy, so, the primary responsibility of the government of Myanmar was to open the borders to the international aid workers to reach the people in need. A US naval task force has also been waiting off the Myanmar coast for permission to deliver the large consignments of aid including drinking water.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said a natural disaster has been turned into a man-made catastrophe because of the negligence of the Burmese generals. "The responsibility lies with the Burmese regime, and they must be held accountable," Mr Brown told the BBC.
However, a team of 50 Indian medical personnel equipped with medical supplies has flown into Rangoon on Saturday, May 17; this has been possible due to the close ties India has with the junta according to BBC's Sanjoy Majumder.
