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Indonesia, Norway to cooperate on deep sea technology, step up forestry cooperation

Xinhua, April 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

The governments of Indonesia and Norway on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on deep sea technology for oil and gas exploration and boost cooperation on forest protection.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg at the State Palace on Tuesday, pledging to cooperate in the sectors of maritime and human rights. "It was stressed to hold cooperation on deep sea technology. Norway has been advanced on that and I think it is beneficial for us because many of our oil reserve are located in deep sea," Indonesian Energy and Mines Minister Sudirman Said said after the meeting.

Most of Indonesia's oil and gas reserves are located in deep sea in the eastern part of the country.

The minister said that Indonesia's state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina and Norway's state company State Oil would cooperate in implementing the plan.

As both countries have teamed up on forest protection in Indonesia since 2010, Norway would speed up the implementation of its commitment to disburse 1 billion U.S. dollar grant to Indonesia, Rahmat Witoelar from Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry said after the meeting.

Norway has committed to providing 1 billion U.S. dollars to Indonesia for stopping deforestation or converting forest to other purposes. "And president Jokowi has made clear that his administration would maintain the level of Indonesia's ambition on reducing deforestation, forest and peat degradation. Together we have instructed our ministers to quickly agree on the robust platform both forest and climate going forward,"said Solberg.

Witoelar said so far, only about 10 percent of Norway's 1 billion U.S. dollars aid commitment has been delivered.

Indonesia has pledged to reduce gas emission by up to 26 percent in the years to come and expand the target by 41 percent by 2020 with international assistance.

Both Indonesia and Norway plan to cooperate in establishing hydro power plants in Sumba Island of Indonesia, renewable energy and combating illegal fishing, President Widodo said.

During her visit, Prime Minister Solberg is scheduled to visit Jambi province to engage with indigenous people and meeting with government officials and leaders of private sectors. Endi