新加坡：新加坡将在2027年担任东盟轮值主席国之际，与其他东盟国家合作，加强落实该地区的《跨界烟霾污染协定》。可持续发展与环境部长傅海燕周二（11月3日）在国会回应议员提问时作出上述表示。
SINGAPORE: Singapore will work with other ASEAN states to strengthen the implementation of the region’s transboundary haze agreement as it assumes the bloc’s chairmanship in 2027, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu on Tuesday (Nov 3).
针对国会周二就持续的烟霾污染提出的质询，傅海燕表示，东盟（Association of Southeast Asian Nations，简称ASEAN）部分成员国已表明，将在即将举行的地区会议上提出跨界烟霾问题。
Responding to parliamentary questions on the ongoing haze pollution in parliament on Tuesday, Ms Fu said some member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have indicated they will raise the transboundary haze issue at upcoming regional meetings.
她补充说：“新加坡将支持这些讨论，并分享我们打算如何对造成烟霾的公司采取行动。”
“Singapore will support these discussions, and share how we intend to act against companies responsible for the haze,” she added.
傅海燕说，作为即将接任的东盟主席国，新加坡还将致力于在印度尼西亚设立一个协调中心，以加强在管理火灾和跨界烟霾方面的合作与协调。该中心须经六个成员国批准设立协定后方能生效。
As incoming ASEAN chair, Singapore will also work towards establishing a coordinating centre in Indonesia to strengthen cooperation and coordination in managing the fires and transboundary haze, said Ms Fu. The centre will come into force only after six member states ratify the agreement to establish it.
傅海燕说：“新加坡将在未来几天提交关于设立协定的批准书，并将强烈敦促其他东盟成员国也这样做。”
“Singapore will submit our instrument of ratification for the establishment agreement in the next few days, and we will strongly encourage other ASEAN member states to do so,” said Ms Fu.
《东盟跨界烟霾污染协定》于2002年通过，是该地区首个专门针对该问题的具有法律约束力的协定。
The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, adopted in 2002, is the region’s first legally binding pact dedicated to the issue.
马来西亚最近敦促该地区集团重新审视该协定，而新加坡和印度尼西亚于10月27日宣布成立联合工作组，调查与森林火灾有关的公司。
Malaysia recently urged the regional bloc to revisit the pact while Singapore and Indonesia announced on Oct 27 a joint task force to probe firms linked to forest fires.
傅海燕表示，除了该协定外，新加坡将与其他东盟成员国合作，加大力度落实解决烟霾根源的举措。这些举措包括可持续土地和泥炭地管理，以及农作物焚烧指南。
Beyond the agreement, Singapore will work with other ASEAN member states to step up the implementation of initiatives that tackle the root causes of haze, Ms Fu said. These include sustainable land and peatland management, and crop burning guidelines.
她说，印度尼西亚于10月19日告知新加坡，印尼能够应对局势，不需要外国援助。
Indonesia informed Singapore on Oct 19 that it could handle the situation and did not need foreign assistance, she said.
傅海燕重申，如果预防措施失效且需要并欢迎援助，新加坡已准备好提供帮助。她补充说，新加坡政府已在各个层面向印尼同行传达了这一意愿。
Ms Fu reiterated that Singapore is ready to help if preventative measures fail and where assistance is needed and welcomed. She added that the Singapore government has communicated this to their Indonesian counterparts at various levels.
她说：“新加坡尊重印尼的主权及其对自身需求的评估，包括评估成立联合区域灭火特遣队是否会有帮助。”
“Singapore respects Indonesia's sovereignty and its assessment of its needs, including whether the establishment of a joint regional firefighting task force would be helpful,” she said.