India, April 4 -- The Quad member states on Friday called for the expansion of a temporary ceasefire in Myanmar to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid to victims of last week's devastating earthquake, and said they had committed assistance with a combined value of more than $20 million.

A joint statement issued by the Quad, which groups India, Australia, Japan and the US, welcomed "recent commitments to temporary, partial ceasefires" and said the grouping is delivering relief supplies and deploying emergency medical teams in Myanmar.

The joint statement was issued in the aftermath of reports that China has pledged to deliver supplies worth $13.76 million at a time when the US has been largely absent in relief efforts following the g...