Ministry sec-gen leads delegation on palm oil dispute settlement

The secretary-general of the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry (MPIC) Ravi Muthayah is leading the Malaysian delegation to Geneva in Switzerland for a “first substantive meeting” in relation to Malaysia’s action on the European Union (EU) over the issue of palm oil discrimination.

According to MPIC’s Facebook posting, the action taken by Malaysia was through a dispute resolution mechanism under the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

“The dispute settlement meeting will last...