Malaysia seeks win-win solution with EU on palm oil


Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said Malaysia hopes to channel various updated information on the palm oil industry, in particular from the health and nutrition and sustainability fronts, to correct misconceptions of palm oil and its related products, as evidenced in widespread anti-palm oil campaigns in the EU.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is determined to foster a cordial engagement with the European Union (EU) in search of a win-win solution that can benefit the palm oil industry at large, although the trade bloc has remained in staunch opposition to palm oil trade since 2003.

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said Malaysia hopes to channel various updated information on the palm oil industry, in particular from the health and nutrition and sustainability fronts, to correct misconceptions of palm oil and its related products, as evidenced in widespread anti-palm oil campaigns in the EU.

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