Thai FM reviews cyclone victims aid with Myanmar official

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BANGKOK, Jan 12 (TNA) - Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya met Monday with a senior Myanmar official to review progress in distributing, delivering and assessing relief assistance to victims of Cyclone Nargis since it hit last year.

The issue was raised during a bilateral meeting between Mr. Kasit and Myanmar Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister U Kyaw Thu, in his capacity as chair of the ASEAN- and UN-related Tripartite Core Group (TCG) on Monday.

They discussed rehabilitation operations for victims of Cyclone Nargis, the devastating storm which hit Myanmar on May 2-3, 2008.

The visiting Myanmar representative is on his trip to observe Thailand's work on handling and responding to disaster.

The Tripartite Core Group (TCG), consisting of the Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Myanmar and the United Nations was formed on May 31, 2008.

It is intended to facilitate trust, confidence and cooperation between Myanmar and the international community in relation to humanitarian aid and Cyclone Nargis-recovery work.

At the meeting, Mr. Kasit said that Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry is ready to cooperate and coordinate with anyone wishing to to donate funds for restoring the Nargis-damaged temples in Myanmar.

Apart from the issue of the cyclone victims, the two officials also discussed Myanmar labour in Thailand, including migrant workers, in order to solve problems related to human rights violations, human trafficking and labour smuggling. (TNA)



General News : Last Update : 17:51:32 12 January 2009 (GMT+7:00)