Malaysia and Indonesia want the European Union (EU) to recognise their work on the environment and deforestation with regard to palm oil production, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) chairman Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha said. He was speaking on the sidelines of a trade mission to the EU in Brussels, Belgium and London, the United Kingdom. Mohamad Helmy said Malaysia and Indonesia do not want the EU to come up with new laws that discriminate against the palm oil industry. Helmed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, the official eight-day visit and trade mission is a joint mission with Indonesia under the Council of Palm Producing Countries.

Source: The Sun