crafting new international rules on sharing the commercial benefits derived from genetic resources. ministerial-level officials from more than 110 countries will try to break the deadlock. informal discussions will be held alongside the working-level talks. japanese environment minister ryu matsumoto, who chairs cop10, told nhk about his determination to achieve a breakthrough. participants at the u.n. conference on biological diversity got a touch of hollywood on tuesday. actor harrison ford attended a reception at the conference, aiming to get political leaders to make the commitment to preserving biodiversity around the world. we are the problem. we are the solution. ford has been working for more than 15 years with conservation international, an environmental ngo, to promote global biodiversity. as the group s vice chair ford has been widely recognized for his environmental work including launching a campaign to save rainforests. before the reception he spoke with nhk