New York (ANTARA News) - The Norwegian government will contribute US$500,000 to Indonesia for the preparatory meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCC) in West Java`s town of Bogor in October, Indonesian Ambassador to Norway Retno L. Marsudi said here.
The Norwegian government made the commitment to providing Indonesia with 500 thousand dollars for the UNFCC preparatory meeting when Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar was visiting Oslo on April 26-27, 2007, the ambassador said.
During his visit to Oslo, Witoelar met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Environment Minister Helen Oddveig and Minister for Development Cooperation Erik Solheim.
Retno said that the Norwegian assistance would be provided as a follow up to the results of Norwegain Prime Minister Stoltenberg`s visit to Jakarta on March 28-30, 2007.
During his visit to Jakarta, Stoltenberg and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on energy and climate change.
On the occasion, Stoltenberg said the cooperation on climate change was an important part of Indonesia-Norway`s bilateral ties.
According to the ambassador, when Witoelar visited Oslo, Stoltenberg indicated he would attend the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change to be held in Bali next December.
"The prime minister said he had plan to attend the convention," Retno who accompanied the minister during his meetings with Norwegian state officials, said.
At a meeting with the prime minister, the two sides agreed to discuss later concrete projects the two countries would be doing in connection with eco-friendly housing as suggested by the Kyoto protocol in 1997.
The technical teams of the two nations - Indonesia is represented by two special staffers and one expert staff of the minister - held talks to discuss the project on Friday.
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