France admits bad press against Malaysia baseless, says DPM


Architecural marvel: Wan Azizah visiting the Grand Mosque of Paris,
which was built in 1922 to commemorate 100,000 Muslim Algerians who fought for France during the First World War.
 — Bernama

PARIS: Several French parliamentarians and political leaders have admitted that the negative campaign by the European Union (EU) on Malaysian palm oil is unfounded, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.The Deputy Prime Minister said they expressed their views during a meeting here.

“They said they had been to Malaysia and felt that it had a good environment, and admitted that our palm oil has received negative publicity.

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