Malaysia pushes to fast-track Indonesia talks on forest fire aid as haze worsens

Malaysia seeks to expedite talks with Indonesia to send a team to help fight forest fires causing severe haze.

An agreement on Malaysia's assistance was reached, but negotiation on operational details continues.

The Foreign Minister hopes for swift decisions to deploy a team to assist with fires in Kalimantan.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 7 — Malaysia wants operational negotiations with Indonesia to be expedited to allow the country’s team to be sent to help extinguish the forest fires in that country, which have caused cross-border haze.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that the agreement with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto regarding Malaysia’s offer of assistance has been obtained, but operational methods and the location of the Malaysian team are still under negotiation between the two countries.

“However, the way the operation will be carried out is probably being negotiated between both parties, both countries.

“I hope that the negotiations for this operation, on how and where the team from Malaysia that can help can be expedited because the haze situation in our country has become extremely severe, exceeding unhealthy levels, and is approaching the hazardous index,” he said to the media.

He said this when met after attending the graduation ceremony of the Diploma in Diplomacy Programme 2026 here today.

Mohamad said he hopes that matters related to the operation can be decided quickly so that Malaysia can send a team to help their friends in Indonesia extinguish the extensive and spreading forest fires, especially in Kalimantan.

“I personally hope that the operational issues between the two can be expedited and decided so that we can send a team to assist,” he said.

Previously, the media reported that Indonesia accepted Malaysia’s offer to help extinguish the forest fires in the republic that caused prolonged haze for several weeks.

The matter was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi during his working visit to Indonesia last month.

Ahmad Zahid was reported to have said that Prabowo agreed to Malaysia’s offer to help extinguish forest fires in Kalimantan, with more than 1,400 hotspots detected. — Bernama

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马来西亚寻求加快与印度尼西亚的谈判，以便派遣一支队伍帮助扑灭造成严重雾霾的森林火灾。

双方就马来西亚提供的援助达成协议，但有关具体操作细节的谈判仍在进行中。

外交部长希望尽快做出决定，派遣一支队伍协助扑灭加里曼丹的火灾。

布城，10月7日讯——马来西亚希望加快与印度尼西亚的行动谈判，以便派遣该国团队帮助扑灭该国的森林大火，这些大火已经造成了跨境烟霾。

外交部长拿督斯里莫哈末哈山表示，马来西亚已与印尼总统普拉博沃·苏比安托就其提供的援助达成协议，但具体行动方式和马来西亚团队的驻地仍在两国之间进行谈判。

“然而，此次行动的具体实施方式可能正在两国双方协商中。”

“我希望加快有关此次行动的谈判，包括如何以及在哪里派遣马来西亚援助团队，因为我国的雾霾情况已经非常严重，超过了不健康水平，并且正在接近危险指数，”他对媒体说。

他今天出席完2026届外交文凭课程毕业典礼后接受采访时说了这番话。

穆罕默德表示，他希望与此次行动相关的事宜能够尽快得到决定，以便马来西亚能够派遣一支队伍帮助印尼的朋友们扑灭蔓延的森林大火，尤其是在加里曼丹岛。

“我个人希望双方之间的运营问题能够加快解决，以便我们能够派出一个团队去协助，”他说。

此前媒体报道称，印尼接受了马来西亚的提议，帮助扑灭该国持续数周的森林大火，这场大火造成了严重的雾霾。

副首相拿督斯里艾哈迈德扎希德哈米迪博士上个月对印度尼西亚进行工作访问期间宣布了此事。

据报道，艾哈迈德·扎希德表示，普拉博沃已同意马来西亚的提议，帮助扑灭加里曼丹的森林大火，目前已发现超过1400处火点。——马新社

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