President Trump did not commit to a $20 million package proposed at the G7 to help Brazil fight fires in the Amazon, a Trump administration spokesman said
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that G7 nations had agreed to fund a $20 million package to help combat raging forest fires in the Amazon and said the US was on board with the proposal despite Trump's absence at a leaders meeting on the environment.But National Security Council spokesman Garrett Marquis said Wednesday that the US had not committed to the aid package, citing a lack of coordination with the Brazilian government.
"Bolsonaro to deploy troops to fight Amazon rainforest firesMarquis also noted that the US has"a strong history" of engaging in conservation efforts in the region, including through the $80 million Partnership for Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity.Read MoreThe statement echoed concerns expressed by the government of the far-right Brazilian president, which rejected Macron's offer of assistance from G7 countries amid an ongoing feud between Bolsonaro and Macron.
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