“I contacted the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture to propose everything in our power to deal with major fires in the Amazon. As the Ministry of Agriculture, we must show solidarity with a country that is in trouble, ”Walker wrote on his Twitter page.
Earlier media reported that more than 75 thousand fires occurred in the Brazilian rainforests, which is a record high over the past seven years.
French leader Emmanuel Macron said that fires in the Amazon are an international crisis, and G7 countries need to discuss this issue.