Malaysia ready to help out handle forest and land fires in Indonesia, says Indonesian ministry of foreign affairs

Police officers use a hose in effort to extinguish wildfires in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, September 20, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. - Antara Foto/Nova Wahyudi/ via Reuters

JAKARTA (Bernama): Malaysia is ready to work together to deal with the forest and land fires that are currently raging in several regions in Indonesia if needed, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This offer was conveyed in an official letter sent by the Malaysian Minister of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, to his Indonesian counterpart, Siti Nurbaya Bakar.