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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 15:18
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RI, MALAYSIA LOBBYING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OVER NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNS ON CPO
London, Sept 15 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Malaysia have called on the European Parliament to help reduce negative campaigns on their crude palm oil (CPO) in Europe, Indonesian embassy spokesman in Brussels PLE Priatna said here on Monday.
Indonesia and Malaysia made the appeal in their bilateral talks in Brussels which was hosted over the weekend by Indonesian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union Nadjib Riphat Kesoema.
During the weekend talks, Indonesia was represented by Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono and Malaysia by Plantation Industry and Commodity Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
The event was also attended by Chairman of the European Parliament Milosvac Ouzky, Eija Rita Korhola of Finland's Enviroment Committee and European Energy Policy rapporteur Britta Thomsen.
Priatna said the meeting was also attended by Malaysian Ambassador to European Union Datuk Hussein Hanif other members of the Malaysian delegation.
In the meeting, Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's two largest palm oil producers which supply 85 percent Europe's needs for CPO hoped that Europe had to heed their voices.
In 2007, Indonesia produced 16.9 million tons of CPO and Malaysia 15.82 million tons.
He said non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Europe had launched negative campaigns over palm oil industries in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Priatna said the NGOs always took environmental degradation as a main topic of their campaigns.
He said actually the negative campaign were unfair, not true and not supported by scientific data.
Indonesia's efforts to lobby the European Union were a follow up to similar endeavors made by the Indonesia agriculture minister last year.
Last year, the minister met the European Union Commission which was in charge of renewable energy affairs.
In the meeting over the weekend, Indonesia and Malaysia reaffirmed their stand and urged the European parliament to pay attention to their appeal.
The European Parliament promised to take the Indonesian and Malaysian appeal to the European Union so that its decision over the matter would be an objective one.
According to Priatna, Indonesia and Malaysia issued a joint communique which among others contained their objection to the negative campaigns which were launched on the basis of secondary sources, not on scientific data.
Indonesia and Malaysia made the appeal in their bilateral talks in Brussels which was hosted over the weekend by Indonesian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union Nadjib Riphat Kesoema.
During the weekend talks, Indonesia was represented by Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono and Malaysia by Plantation Industry and Commodity Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
The event was also attended by Chairman of the European Parliament Milosvac Ouzky, Eija Rita Korhola of Finland's Enviroment Committee and European Energy Policy rapporteur Britta Thomsen.
Priatna said the meeting was also attended by Malaysian Ambassador to European Union Datuk Hussein Hanif other members of the Malaysian delegation.
In the meeting, Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's two largest palm oil producers which supply 85 percent Europe's needs for CPO hoped that Europe had to heed their voices.
In 2007, Indonesia produced 16.9 million tons of CPO and Malaysia 15.82 million tons.
He said non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Europe had launched negative campaigns over palm oil industries in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Priatna said the NGOs always took environmental degradation as a main topic of their campaigns.
He said actually the negative campaign were unfair, not true and not supported by scientific data.
Indonesia's efforts to lobby the European Union were a follow up to similar endeavors made by the Indonesia agriculture minister last year.
Last year, the minister met the European Union Commission which was in charge of renewable energy affairs.
In the meeting over the weekend, Indonesia and Malaysia reaffirmed their stand and urged the European parliament to pay attention to their appeal.
The European Parliament promised to take the Indonesian and Malaysian appeal to the European Union so that its decision over the matter would be an objective one.
According to Priatna, Indonesia and Malaysia issued a joint communique which among others contained their objection to the negative campaigns which were launched on the basis of secondary sources, not on scientific data.
