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SUBJECT: MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING II - INDONESIAN DELEGATION AND 
COMMENTS 
 
REF: JAKARTA 130 
 
¶1. (U) This message provides updates on Indonesia's delegation to -- 
and GOI comments on the agenda of -- the Major Economies Meeting on 
Energy Security and Climate Change (MEMII).  Per reftel, Deputy 
Minister for Environment, Ms. Masnellyarti Hilman will head the 
Indonesian delegation to MEMII.  The other delegation members are: 
 
 
Ministry of Environment (MOE): 
 
-- Ms. Amanda Katili, Special Assistant to the Minister and Chair of 
the COP13 President's Secretariat 
-- Ms. Murni Titi Resdiana, Head of Ministerial Secretariat and 
Member of the COP13 President's Secretariat 
 
Ministry of Forestry (Dephut): 
 
-- Dr. Yetty Rusli, Head of Forest Planning Agency (BAPLAN) 
-- Ms. Laksmi Banowati, Head of Sub-Division for Bilateral 
Cooperation (America and European portfolios), Bureau of 
International Cooperation and Investment 
 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Deplu): 
 
-- Ms. Dewi Savitri Wahab, Deputy Director for Environment, 
Directorate for Economic Development and Environment Affairs 
 
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR): 
 
-- Dr. Nenny Sri Utami, Head of Energy Resources Research and 
Development Agency 
-- Dr. Ego Syahrial, Coordinator of Exploitation Technology Research 
Program, Research and Development Center for Oil and Gas Technology 
(LEMIGAS) 
 
¶2. (SBU) The GOI held an inter-ministerial meeting on January 24 to 
both finalize the delegation and discuss MEMII agenda items. 
According to Ms. Katili (MOE), the GOI is comfortable with all the 
agenda items.  She noted that on mid-term and long-term mitigation 
goals, Indonesia's National Action Plan for Addressing Climate 
Change, released in November 2007, would form the basis for its 
actions and positions.  The GOI, she said, views the Montreal 
Protocol as a good model for incentive-based mitigation efforts. 
Katili also emphasized strong interest in technology development and 
transfer, noting that the MENR is particularly interested in clean 
technology for coal-powered plants in Indonesia. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Katili stated that the GOI is not yet prepared to express 
its position on financing and tariff and non-tariff barriers; the 
delegation would be in "listening mode" during MEMII on this 
subject.  Regarding forestry, she said that the GOI is seeking 
support for pilot projects for its Reduced Emissions from 
Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) initiative.  Dr. Yetty Rusli 
(Dephut) echoed this point in a separate meeting, and emphasized her 
ministry's continued focus on carbon market mechanisms to reduce 
deforestation and provide incentives for protecting forested areas. 
Rusli also confirmed her interest in discussing potential forestry 
issues that the Major Economies Process can address, perhaps as a 
separate experts' meeting during the next MEM in Paris, with 
Canadian -- and other Major Economy - counterparts.  She requests 
U.S. assistance with facilitating these discussions on the sidelines 
of MEMII. 
 
HUME