DENPASAR, 09 October 2007 - About 189 countries have said they will participate in the climate change conference which will be held in Bali, Indonesia from 3 to 15 December. This information was released by Minister of Environment Rahmat Witoelar on Monday. The minister told that some countries would send their prime ministers; over 120 ministers will be present at the conference which will be attended by more than 10,000 representatives.

The discussions at a ministerial level will be held 13 to 15 December at the State Palace in Jakarta, Witoelar told. On the sideline of the conference there is a finance ministers' meeting which will be attended by ministers from 31 countries. The Bali Declaration will be issued at the end of the conference, which will be implemented in 2012 to replace Kyoto protocol.

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