PRESIDENT: RI HOPES NEW IDEA WILL COME UP IN BALI CONFAB AFTER KYOTO PROTOCOL

             Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the Indonesian government hoped the conference on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali would create a new idea which is fair and acceptable to all parties following the Kyoto Protocol.

            The President made the remark Thursday (16/08) in a foreword to his state speech on the draft 2008 state budget and financial notes at the House of Representatives (DPR) Plenary Session which was opened by the House Speaker, Agung Laksono.   

            The government is greatly concerned over environmental issues especially the climate change which has caused global warming, he said, adding that global warming is a common issue of the international community.   

            To that effect, Indonesia will hold a conference on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from December 3 to 14, 2007, in Bali, which is expected to be attended by 180 countries, he said.

             "As the host, we want to show to the international community that the Indonesian government is concerned over and has an idea to save human beings from the global climate change," he said. (Antara, 16/08/07).