印度尼西亚总统普拉博沃·苏比安托已批准接受外国援助，以应对加剧地区雾霾危机的森林和土地火灾，外交部长阿尔曼纳萨·纳西尔周四（10月15日）在当地媒体报道中如此表示。
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has approved foreign assistance to tackle forest and land fires that have worsened the regional haze crisis, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said on Thursday (Oct 15), according to local media reports.
阿尔曼纳萨表示，来自邻国的援助讨论已进入技术阶段，涉及印度尼西亚国家灾害管理局（BNPB）。他未具体说明是哪些国家提供了援助，或援助将采取何种形式。
Arrmanatha said discussions on assistance from neighbouring countries have entered the technical stage, involving Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). He did not specify which countries had offered assistance or what form the assistance would take.
“总统也已给予批准，目前正在技术层面展开讨论。在这方面，技术层面的讨论由BNPB负责，”他在一次闭门会议上如是说，据当地新闻媒体《Kompas》报道。外交部长表示，应对森林和土地火灾是普拉博沃非常关注的问题。
“The president has also given his approval, and discussions are now underway at the technical level. In this case, the technical discussions are being handled by BNPB,” he said at a closed-door meeting, as quoted by local news outlet Kompas. The foreign minister said that tackling forest and land fires is a serious concern for Prabowo.
“我们需要强调的是，这是一件极其严肃的事情，正受到总统的直接关注。正如我们所知道的，总统已经下达了非常明确的指示和指令，”他补充道。
“What we need to emphasise is that this is a matter of great seriousness and is receiving the President’s direct attention. As we all know, the President has issued very clear instructions and directives,” he added.
印度尼西亚政府已部署约6万人，在六个省份应对森林和土地火灾，阿尔曼纳萨如是说。
The Indonesian government has deployed approximately 60,000 people to tackle forest and land fires across six provinces, Arrmanatha said.
另据报道，新任命的BNPB局长克里斯托梅·西安图里周四表示，他已获指令“尽快”控制野火。
Separately, newly appointed BNPB chief Kristomei Sianturi said on Thursday that he has been tasked with containing the wildfires “as soon as possible”.
“我将评估我们的资产，并看看我们可以加速获得哪种形式的外国援助，”西安图里在就职后如是说。
"I will assess our assets and see what kind of foreign aid we can accelerate," Sianturi said after his inauguration.
BNPB负责协调印度尼西亚的灾害应对工作，是当前灭火行动的主管机构。
BNPB, which coordinates disaster response efforts in Indonesia, is the main body in charge of current firefighting operations.
印度尼西亚政府的上述表态发表之际，马来西亚总理安瓦尔·伊布拉欣表示，其政府已尽最大努力与印度尼西亚合作，以应对日益恶化的地区性雾霾。
The comments by the Indonesian government come as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his government has done its utmost to engage Indonesia in addressing the worsening regional haze.
“我们已经尽了我们所能，”安瓦尔周四如是说，据《马来邮报》报道。安瓦尔正在回应政府在应对跨境雾霾问题上不够主动的指控。
“We have done everything we can,” Anwar said on Thursday, as quoted by Malay Mail. Anwar was responding to allegations that the government had not been proactive enough in tackling the transboundary haze issue.
与此同时，在新加坡，可持续发展及环境部长傅海燕周六表示，政府已做好准备，在必要时协助印尼扑灭森林大火。
Meanwhile in Singapore, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said on Saturday that the government was prepared to help Indonesia in fighting forest fires wherever necessary.