EU development minister will meet on Tuesday in Brussels on the extraordinary GAERC to discuss the humanitarian situation in Burma/Myanmar after the devastation caused by the cyclone Nargis.

In the meeting, the development ministers will asess the state of play regarding the humanitarian situation on the ground and review the response of the EU (member states and the European Commission).

As proposed by the Commission, the EU ministers will also try to identify and co-ordinate the best means of facilitating the mobilisation and delivery of international humanitarian assistance on the ground.

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• Press Conference: GAERC Extraordinary Council meeting - Development (Tuesday, May 13th 2008 at 17:00)