Malaysia may retaliate against an EU plan to curb palm oil use by purchasing new fighter jets from China instead of European arms companies, its ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may retaliate against an EU plan to curb palm oil use by purchasing new fighter jets from China instead of European arms companies, its leader said Sunday .
In his strongest statement yet on the proposed curbs, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his country could look elsewhere to upgrade its ageing air force fleet of Russian Mig-29 fighters - in effect abandoning plans to purchase France's Rafale jet or the Eurofighter Typhoon. But the premier said he was not"declaring war" on the EU as his country needed goods from the bloc, many members of which are among Malaysia's top trading partners.Mahathir's remarks come ahead of a five-day international defence exhibition starting Monday on the resort island of Langkawi, where representatives of global weapons manufacturers have gathered.
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