Myanmar is appealing for more foreign aid to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.

Foreign Minister Nyan Win said more assistance would shorten his nation’s recovery time, but didn’t say how much money was needed.

Myanmar would push ahead with its own limited resources if additional help was not forthcoming, Nyan Win told reporters in Singapore on Monday following the release of a report assessing relief efforts compiled by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

ASEAN has helped facilitate exchanges between Myanmar’s governing military junta and international donors, who have demanded full access to storm-hit areas and an independent assessment of aid to ensure it was not being wasted or stolen.