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After days of stonewalling, the Myanmar government is ready to accept aid from around the world for victims of Saturday's deadly cyclone, the country's U.N. ambassador said Friday.

Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Tint Swe, made his statement during a special U.N. session during which several diplomats slammed the Myanmar government.

British Ambassador John Sawers called Myanmar's refusal to let aid workers in as the death toll mounts "an appalling crisis" and labeled the government's actions "inexplicable and inexcusable." Read full article »

CNN's Hugh Rimington in Bangkok, Barbara Starr in Washington and Richard Roth in New York contributed to this report.

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