Jakarta, May 4 -- Indonesia and Norway have forged an agreement to deepen environmental diplomacy and actively cooperate on mitigating climate change, preserving nature, and advancing sustainable development.

According to a statement released by the Environment Ministry in Jakarta on Sunday, Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq and Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) during a working visit to Oslo.

"Strengthening the implementation of carbon economic values is vital for Indonesia to achieve its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets," Nurofiq stated.

He noted that Indonesia and Norway have jointly developed a robust carbon trading system to support national climate ...