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Fri, 05/15/2009 - 14:31
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RI PLEDGES US$5 MILLION FOR CTI PROGRAMS
Manado, Indonesia, May 15 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has made a commitment to allocate US$5 million in funds for Corral Triangle Initiative (CTI) programs.
The commitment was made by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a function to open the CTI Summit here on Friday.
"In the next three years the Indonesian government will increase the allocation of national funds for a number of specific programs and activities related to CTI's plan of action," President Yudhoyono said.
Besides pledging the funds, the head of state also said Indonesia would form a national committee at ministerial level which would meet regularly to discuss the CTI's plan of action's application.
The president also instructed his ministers to cooperate with their counterparts from CTI member countries to consolidate their position toward the new climate change regime in Copenhagen later this year.
"And I call on states and governments to support such an initiative," the president said, adding that the CTI Summit was part of an effort to safeguard people's welfare today and the days to come, including the achievement of food resilience and Millennium Development Goals.
"It is also our moral responsibility to protect our marine resources on the earth," he added.
Besides President Yudhoyono, the CTI Summit was also attended by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines, President Ramos Horta of Timor Leste, Prime Minister Derek Sikua of Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Michael Somare of Papua New Guinea, and Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia.
In her address, President Arroyo said her country would encourage the private sector to support marine resources protection programs.
Meanwhile, President Horta underlined the need for financial support of each country to protect their seas, while Prime Minister Somare, who had made a courtesy call to President Yudhoyono, said climate change was having a negative impact on the seas, and therefore CTI would be a forum to protect the oceans from global warming.***
The commitment was made by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a function to open the CTI Summit here on Friday.
"In the next three years the Indonesian government will increase the allocation of national funds for a number of specific programs and activities related to CTI's plan of action," President Yudhoyono said.
Besides pledging the funds, the head of state also said Indonesia would form a national committee at ministerial level which would meet regularly to discuss the CTI's plan of action's application.
The president also instructed his ministers to cooperate with their counterparts from CTI member countries to consolidate their position toward the new climate change regime in Copenhagen later this year.
"And I call on states and governments to support such an initiative," the president said, adding that the CTI Summit was part of an effort to safeguard people's welfare today and the days to come, including the achievement of food resilience and Millennium Development Goals.
"It is also our moral responsibility to protect our marine resources on the earth," he added.
Besides President Yudhoyono, the CTI Summit was also attended by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines, President Ramos Horta of Timor Leste, Prime Minister Derek Sikua of Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Michael Somare of Papua New Guinea, and Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia.
In her address, President Arroyo said her country would encourage the private sector to support marine resources protection programs.
Meanwhile, President Horta underlined the need for financial support of each country to protect their seas, while Prime Minister Somare, who had made a courtesy call to President Yudhoyono, said climate change was having a negative impact on the seas, and therefore CTI would be a forum to protect the oceans from global warming.***
