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Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn on Cyclone Nargis in Burma

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE News Release issued by The Government News Network on 5 May 2008

Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn said:

""We are deeply concerned by the situation in Burma in the wake of cyclone Nargis, and saddened by the terrible loss of life. The priority must be to mobilise aid to all those affected to avoid further suffering. We call on the Burmese regime to provide rapid support to its people and to accept international assistance."

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