Zahid says Malaysia ready to help Indonesia fight forest fires after Prabowo accepts foreign aid

Malaysia has expressed its readiness to assist Indonesia in addressing widespread forest and land fires, with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto welcoming support from neighboring countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi highlighted Malaysia's commitment to aiding its neighbor despite the modest scale of the assistance.

Earlier, Malaysia proposed deploying a Bombardier CL-415MP aircraft, three helicopters, and 52 personnel.

Technical discussions are currently in progress to determine the implementation of international aid.

TIANJIN, Oct 16 — Malaysia is ready to help Indonesia tackle widespread forest and land fires after President Prabowo Subianto agreed to accept offers of assistance from neighbouring countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia welcomed the Indonesian government’s openness to receiving foreign assistance to fight the fires.

He said that although Malaysia’s offer might be modest, Putrajaya remained committed to helping its neighbour in the spirit of friendship and strong bilateral ties.

“We are grateful to the Indonesian government and President Prabowo for being open to accepting foreign assistance to tackle the forest fires.

“Even though the help we have offered is small, Malaysia is prepared to send aid to assist our neighbour,” he said, adding that Malaysia valued Prabowo’s openness on the matter.

He made the remarks to Malaysian journalists during an afternoon tea session shortly before departing China today, following a five-day working visit.

Earlier, Indonesian Foreign Ministry official Arrmanatha Nasir reportedly said President Prabowo had approved offers of assistance from neighbouring countries, with technical discussions underway to determine how the aid would be delivered.

However, Arrmanatha did not specify which countries had offered assistance or what form it would take.

Malaysia had previously offered to deploy a Bombardier CL-415MP aircraft, three helicopters and 52 personnel to help Indonesia tackle the fires.

On September 19, Ahmad Zahid said Prabowo had accepted the offer during a meeting the previous day in Hambalang, West Java. — Bernama

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马来西亚表示愿意协助印度尼西亚应对大范围的森林和土地火灾，印尼总统普拉博沃·苏比安托对邻国的支持表示欢迎。

马来西亚副首相拿督斯里阿末扎希博士强调，尽管援助规模有限，马来西亚仍致力于帮助其邻国。

此前，马来西亚提议部署一架庞巴迪 CL-415MP 飞机、三架直升机和 52 名人员。

目前正在进行技术讨论，以确定国际援助的实施方式。

天津，10月16日——在印尼总统普拉博沃·苏比安托同意接受邻国的援助提议后，马来西亚准备帮助印尼应对大范围的森林和土地火灾。

马来西亚副首相拿督斯里阿末扎希博士表示，马来西亚欢迎印尼政府以开放的态度接受外国援助来扑灭火灾。

他表示，尽管马来西亚的提议可能不大，但布城仍致力于本着友谊和牢固双边关系的精神帮助其邻国。

“我们感谢印尼政府和普拉博沃总统愿意接受外国援助来应对森林火灾。

“尽管我们提供的帮助微不足道，但马来西亚准备向我们的邻国提供援助，”他说道，并补充说，马来西亚赞赏普拉博沃在这一问题上的坦诚态度。

在结束为期五天的工作访问后，他于今日离开中国前不久，在与马来西亚记者共进下午茶时发表了上述言论。

此前，据报道，印尼外交部官员阿曼纳塔·纳西尔表示，普拉博沃总统已批准邻国提供的援助，目前正在进行技术讨论，以确定援助将如何发放。

然而，阿尔马纳塔并未具体说明哪些国家提供了援助，也没有说明援助将采取何种形式。

马来西亚此前曾提出派遣一架庞巴迪 CL-415MP 飞机、三架直升机和 52 名人员帮助印度尼西亚扑灭火灾。

9月19日，艾哈迈德·扎希德表示，普拉博沃已于前一天在西爪哇省汉巴朗市的一次会面中接受了这一提议。——马新社

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