Indonesia ends deforestation deal with Norway, citing non-payment

Indonesia's foreign ministry said the country has ended a deal with Norway on cooperation to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation, due to lack of payment.

In the statement, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said it decided to end the agreement due to "the lack of concrete progress on the implementation of the obligation of the government of Norway," after the country met its commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 11.2 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in the 2016-2017 period. 

"The decision to terminate the Letter of Intent will in no way affect the Indonesian Government commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," the foreign ministry said.