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Myanmar grants visa to top EU aid official
13 May 2008 16:14:08 GMT
Source: Reuters
BRUSSELS, May 13 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta has given the European Union's top aid official a visa to visit the cyclone-hit country, a European Commission spokesman said on Tuesday.

"Yes, he has the visa," a spokesman for EU Development Aid Commissioner Louis Michel told Reuters as Michel prepared to fly to the country to seek better access for international aid workers and relief supplies.

(Reporting by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Paul Taylor)
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