Dr Mahathir said both Malaysia and Indonesia were concerned and disappointed by the negative publicity campaigns against palm oil in Europe.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The governments of Malaysia and Indonesia may go to the International Court of Justice over the European Union’s anti-palm oil initiatives, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
“This is about world trade, and we have to look into trading practices first. If it breaches any international law, of course, we will go to the international court,” he was quoted saying. “There have been some responses towards our campaigns. If these responses materialise and increase the awareness for the need for Europeans not to discriminate against palm oil, this idea of boycott will not be carried out,” he was quoted saying.
“We still have 58 per cent to go, and the time by year-end is limited. We might not achieve 100 per cent, but we will try very hard.
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