President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. (tempo.co)

President Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo has arrived in Paris, France, to attend the UN climate conference, COP21.

The annual summit is expected to produce the first global commitment to cut emissions, which will extend or replace the Kyoto Protocol that only obligated industrialized countries to make cuts.

Jokowi is set to start his day by attending the COP21 welcoming of leaders ceremony, where he will be greeted by French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

During a session for heads of state, Antara news agency reported that Jokowi said he would offer Indonesia'€™s full support for the success of COP21 as well as moral support for France following the recent terrorist attack.

Jokowi will also assert the country'€™s contributions on the climate change issue, especially in encouraging the full realization of the principle of common but differentiated responsibility.

'€œWe will provide political support and commitment, just like at the previous conference. Due to our convenient position with [more than] 17,000 islands, we have to ensure [that the effects of climate change] can be minimized [as they can] increase sea levels,'€ Jokowi said at Halim Perdanakusuma airport on Sunday morning.

He added that Indonesia would deliver its commitment to decreasing emissions as well as concrete issues regarding peatland restoration and a review of old permits and moratoriums within a certain period.

On the sidelines of the summit, Jokowi is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Peru'€™s President Ollanta M. Humala Tasso.

He will also attend a forest event initiated by Norway, Britain and Peru as well as a mission innovation event. (kes)

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