Jakarta, Oct. 12 -- Indonesia has yet to discuss an offer from Malaysia to help tackle forest and land fires, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Dudung Abdurachman said on Monday.

"It has not been discussed yet," Abdurachman told reporters at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Monday, responding to a question about whether the limited meeting on forest and land fires had addressed offers of firefighting assistance from Malaysia and Singapore.

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi earlier said Malaysia was still awaiting Indonesia's response to its offer to help extinguish forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Indonesia has stepped up firefighting efforts, particularly in national...