Greece declines Finland's offer of helicopters, personnel to help fight forest fires
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Greece has declined Finland's offer of three firefighting helicopters and 25 firefighters.
The offer had been made as a result of a request by Greece for aid with the forest fires Greece is currently experiencing. Greece had stressed at the time that the most urgent need was for fixed-wing aircraft with water-bombing capabilities, assets Finland does not possess.
The Greek authorities said that the equipment Finland had offered was not suited to the task it had been proposed for. Ole Norrback, current Finnish ambassador to Greece, has already said that Finland is in a better position to aid with reforestation efforts once the fires have been quenched.
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- "Finland offers helicopters, personnel to assist Greece with forest fires". Wikinews, August 28, 2007
Sources
- "Greece turns down Finnish firefighting aid package". NewsRoom Finland, August 29, 2007
- "Greece Turns Down Finnish Fire-Fighting Help". YLE, August 28, 2007
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