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MYANMAR agreed at an emergency regional meeting here Monday to let its Southeast Asian neighbours coordinate foreign assistance for cyclone victims, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said.
The Myanmar government estimates losses from the disaster at more than 10 billion US dollars (S$13.66 billion), Mr Yeo told journalists after meeting counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), including Myanmar's Nyan Win.
'The foreign ministers have agreed to establish an Asean-led coordinating mechanism' for the assistance effort, Mr Yeo said.
Asean will work with the United Nations to hold an 'international pledging conference' in Myanmar's main city Yangon on May 25 to pool aid for victims of the disaster, the Singapore minister said.
Myanmar also agreed to accept medical teams from all Asean countries to take part in the relief efforts, he added.
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