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        "msgid": "indonesia-stresses-regional-coordination-in-addressing-haze-issues-1792727416",
        "date": "2026-10-23 10:08:50",
        "title": "Indonesia stresses regional coordination in addressing haze issues",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia says it is coordinating with Malaysia and other partners, including through ASEAN\u2019s transboundary haze agreement, to control forest fires and limit cross-border impacts. Malaysia plans to seek a more effective regional response at an ASEAN foreign ministers\u2019 meeting, while prioritising diplomatic dialogue over legal action.",
        "content": "<p>Spokesperson Vahd Nabyl A. Mulachela said Indonesia is in intensive\ncontact on the issue with partners such as Malaysia, bilaterally and\nthrough existing ASEAN mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndonesia is committed to resolving the haze issue. Coordination is\nrequired since it cannot be resolved by only a single country or\ninstitution,\u201d Mulachela said at a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need coordination to address the issue,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said ASEAN has its own mechanism for cross-border\nhaze, the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP).<\/p>\n<p>In a spirit of cooperation and dialogue, Indonesia will keep working\nto control forest fires and mitigate their effects in neighboring\ncountries.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia will also consider cooperation offers or proposed actions\nfrom partner countries as the situation develops, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia plans to raise the transboundary haze issue at a foreign\nministers\u2019 meeting ahead of the 49th ASEAN Summit in the Philippines in\nNovember, seeking a more effective regional mechanism, media reports\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on October 12 that haze\nneeds special attention, and he would personally raise the issue with\nfellow foreign ministers at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia will keep pursuing diplomatic avenues and ASEAN mechanisms\non haze from Indonesia, Malaysia\u2019s national news agency BERNAMA reported\non October 15.<\/p>\n<p>Hasan said Malaysia prioritizes direct talks between leaders and\nregional avenues on sensitive haze issues, using legal action or protest\nnotes only as last resorts because of their diplomatic implications.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia complies with ASEAN wildfire reporting\nprotocols: FM Nasir<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia says it adheres to ASEAN protocols amid\ntransboundary haze<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Nabil Ihsan<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-stresses-regional-coordination-in-addressing-haze-issues-1792727416",
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