Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Led Coordination Meeting Regarding Forest and Land Fires

Jakarta: Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir led a coordination meeting to follow up on President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to coordinate and communicate with neighbouring countries in efforts to tackle cross border forest and land fires.

The meeting was attended by Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni, Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat, and was held specifically to follow up on President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to take action against irresponsible business practices that have affected to forest and land fires in Indonesia.

"Handling forest and land fires is a top priority. To break the chain of irresponsible business practices, we need all relevant ministries and agencies to work together, as well as good cooperation with partner countries," the Foreign Minister Tata said, quoted from Kemlu, Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

Earlier, the President's instruction had been followed up at a bilateral meeting between the Indonesian Foreign Minister and Singapore's Foreign Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, on October 27, 2026.

During the meeting, the two foreign ministers agreed to form the Indonesia–Singapore Joint Task Force on Strengthening Business Responsibilities (JTF)

Indonesia sees the JTF as a platform to strengthen information sharing and mutual trust with Singapore in handling forest and land fires. Going forward, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha also hopes the JTF can serve as a platform to address other strategic issues to ensure responsible business practices involving both countries.

Toward this goal, the meeting discussed preparations for setting up the JTF, including its working arrangements and scope of work based on each ministry's duties and authority.

The ministers reaffirmed the government's commitment to keep working together to handle forest and land fires firmly and sustainably.


(Yaumil Tianri Rahmi)