Myanmar junta allows U.S. military relief flights

type your sumary hereYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta has given the U.S. military permission to fly in relief supplies for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, Thai Supreme Commander Boonsrang Niumpradit told Reuters on Thursday.
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"We have helped the Americans to talk to the Myanmar government to allow U.S. planes participating in Cobra Gold to fly humanitarian aid to Myanmar. They just agreed," he said, referring to joint U.S.-Thai military exercises.

A U.S. embassy official confirmed the decision and Boonsrang said the first flights could leave Thailand within a day or two.

"They were very suspicious that the Americans would do more than just distribute relief supplies, but we helped convince the Burmese to allow the Americans in," Boonsrang said.