EU hopes to get Sarawak on board Voluntary Partnership Agreement


By YU JI

KUCHING: The European Union (EU) is still hoping to get Sarawak on board the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) that would better identify timber sources in order to help reduce illegal trade.

Called the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) VPA, the agreement is in the last negotiation stages in Peninsular Malaysia.

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