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View all search resultsMinister expects immediate haze ratification
Environmental Affairs Minister Baltasar Kambuaya has expressed hope that the trans boundary haze pollution agreement will soon be ratified to handle the haze from forest fires
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nvironmental Affairs Minister Baltasar Kambuaya has expressed hope that the trans boundary haze pollution agreement will soon be ratified to handle the haze from forest fires.
"Only last week, it gained legislative agreement after we had been struggling hard for it since 2005, and now we hope it will soon be ratified," the minister clarified during his working visit to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Thursday as quoted by Antara news agency.
Baltasar noted that ratification of the trans boundary haze pollution agreement was necessary for Indonesia to strengthen its ability to handle haze.
"By ratifying the agreement, we can discuss the matter in a polite manner with the countries affected by haze," the minister said.
The House earlier refused to agree to the ratification for fear of disturbing national sovereignty.
Indonesia is the only country in Southeast Asia that has not ratified the agreement ever since it was signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2002. (***)
