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Jakarta (VOI News) - Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade-FLEGT agreed by Indonesia and the United Kingdom in 2019 will not change after the UK officially renounced EU membership. The British ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Owen Jenkins stated at a press conference on Friday, January 31, 2020, at the British Embassy, Jakarta.

“Indonesia has made amazing progress in becoming the only country in the world which can export its timber to the EU without due diligence. And we'll continue to be the place for the UK after Brexit. So FLEGT will continue doing on the augmentation period and off to the bilateral agreement. So in terms of trade for Indonesian importers and exporters that use the agreement, it won't change,” Owen Jenkins said.

The signing of the FLEGT agreement between Indonesia and the United Kingdom is a tangible manifestation of the anticipation and concern of the Indonesian Government to ensure that the business sector in the timber sector in Indonesia will not experience trade barriers as a result of the enactment of Brexit. (VOI/NK/trans by PUTRI)