G7 to Provide Support to Fight Amazon Fires
International leaders at the G7 summit have agreed to provide logistical and financial support to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest, BBC reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron said G7 countries would release $22m (£18m).
The agreement came as the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US continued to meet in Biarritz, France.
A record number of fires is burning in Brazil, mostly in the Amazon, according to the country's space research agency.
Mr Macron said the funds would be made available "immediately" - primarily to pay for more fire-fighting planes.
"France will also offer concrete support with military in the region within the next few hours," the French leader said.
President Macron last week described the fires as an "international crisis" and pushed for them to be prioritised at the G7 summit which his country is hosting.
G7 leaders also intend to discuss plans to reforest the Amazon, at the United Nations general assembly meeting in September.
Read also
-
Brazil investigates who led riots in capital, hundreds arrested
-
Lula da Silva is elected president of Brazil
-
I Call on the International Partners to Strictly and Targeted Condemn the Aggression Unleashed by the Military-Political...
-
Armenia is interested in developing multilateral relations with Brazil: Pashinyan
-
Preparations for Testing Russian Coronavirus Vaccine to Begin in Brazil Next Week
-
Brazil Judge Orders Bolsonaro to Wear a Mask Due to COVID-19
-
Brazil's Supreme Court Authorizes Investigation of Bolsonaro
-
Brazil's Bolsonaro Joins Protest against Stay-at-Home Orders
-
17:08The regular session of the Anti-corruption Policy Council takes place in Jermuk
-
15:05The Prime Minister sends congratulatory messages to the supreme leader of Iran and the President of Iran
-
11:11Armenia sends earthquake aid to Turkey
-
10:43Commemoration of the Pontiff St. Sahak Partev
-
09:16Some roads are closed and difficult to pass in Armenia
-
19:55Phone conversation of the Foreign Minister of Armenia with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
-
18:30Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Khachaturyan meet
-
18:20Ararat Mirzoyan with Co-Chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group of France Brice Roquefeuil
-
17:01Humans could land on Mars within 10 years, Musk predicts
-
16:45France, US urge 'immediate' end to Nagorno Karabakh blockade
-
16:01Blockaded Nagorno Karabakh launches fundraiser to support quake-hit Syria
-
15:59Earthquake death toll in Turkey rises to 18,342
-
15:43Ararat Mirzoyan Held a Telephone Conversation with Sergey Lavrov
-
15:06French president rules out fighter jet supplies to Ukraine in near future
-
14:475 Day Weather Forecast in Armenia
-
14:44President Vahagn Khachaturyan wrote a note in the book of condolences opened in the Embassy of Syria in Armenia
-
14:20Azerbaijan’s provocations impede establishment of peace and stability – Armenian FM tells Russian Co-Chair of OSCE MG
-
12:57France representation to OSCE: Paris calls on Azerbaijan to restore freedom of movement through Lachin corridor
-
11:40Command of Kosovo forces highly appreciated preparation of Armenian peacekeepers
-
10:16The United States withdrew from sanctions against Syria for six months the provision of assistance after the earthquake
day
week
month
Humidity: 34%
Wind: 1.54 km/h