Indonesia lauds Malaysia for assistance in handling forest fires

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Tuesday 13 Oct 2015 - 14:03 Makkah mean time-30-12-1436 Jakarta, (IINA) - Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi praised Malaysia on Monday for its assistance in handling forest and land fires through sending a bombardier CL 415 MP aircraft to help put out fires in several regions across Sumatra and Kalimantan, Antaranews reported. The minister also stressed Indonesia's keenness to extinguish land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, saying that Indonesia has optimized the use of national assets to address fires in the two regions. Marsudi reiterated that firm legal action will be taken against parties found responsible for these fires. AG/IINA