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Comments on other issues: Govt confused over Singapore help
Sept 29, p2Arguing that Singaporeans might learn how fighting forest fires is no easy task, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said Singapore should step in to help Indonesia to combat the fires, the smoke from which has polluted relations between the two nations in recent months
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Arguing that Singaporeans might learn how fighting forest fires is no easy task, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said Singapore should step in to help Indonesia to combat the fires, the smoke from which has polluted relations between the two nations in recent months.
'We are open [to receiving assistance]. Don't just talk, just come [to help us],' he told reporters on the sidelines of the 70th UN General Assembly in New York on Sunday.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, however, said that Indonesia was continuing its attempts to overcome the problem without outside help. Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar had previously turned down Singapore's offer of assistance.
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Government confused, now would you believe that?
BB
Mr. VP, you do not know what is going on in your own ministry as it was your minister who declined the help. While Indonesia greatly appreciates the offer, the government is well-equipped to handle the current situation, according to Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar.
This just goes to show the two-faced statements from top people like you. You should be ashamed to make statements like this. You should apologize for making such a statement to Singapore.
HD
