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Indonesia and Malaysia can enter into an agreement on the establishment of a joint standard for palm oil certification. This was conveyed by Malaysian Minister of Basic Industry Teresa Kok in her remarks to Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Airlangga Hartarto, in a press conference when discussing the MPOB International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Tuesday afternoon (19/11).

Earlier, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto at the same age attended the Second Level Meeting of Ministers of Palm Oil Producing Countries, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday (18/11), saying Indonesia and Malaysia supported to set a standard for cooperation with palm oil which would become international standards with the two countries with due regard to smallholder plantations (smallholders).

According to Minister Teresa Kok, Indonesia has sustainable Indonesian palm oil. But there is always an opportunity to discuss it.

“I think we will exchange notes because Indonesia has ISPO, and Malaysia has MSPO. We are ready to move forward with MSPO, instead we believe we can reach the total embedded area that is MSPO certified. So we move forward. Of course we can discuss the exchange of views with Indonesia, but we must also understand each country. They have a number of different practices. So I think this is another thing we can discuss,” said Teresa Kok.

In response to the pressure and desire to approve globally for Palm Oil Products supported by Indonesia and Malaysia, there are institutions that have asked for certification standards. Indonesia's ISPO aims to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the palm oil industry, while Malaysia's MSPO is a national certification body that provides certificates for oil palm plantations and palm oil-producing mills. (VOI/PANE/AHM)