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A French naval ship is also on its way toward Myanmar, transporting 1,500 tons of medical equipment, food and water.
Bernard Kouchner, foreign affairs minister, said the French aid will go directly to the victims.
| cite : U.S. hopes aid to Myanmar will build trust - CNN.com | France Backtracking on Intervention
By WAI MOE
Sunday, May 11, 2008
France appeared to be backing down Sunday on claims it would send a naval vessel carrying 1,500 tonnes of aid to Burma “without waiting any further” on permission from the Burmese authorities, after a French foreign ministry source said France would not send the ship into Burmese waters, according to a Reuters report on Sunday. snip
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