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Malaysia desires to resolve palm oil spat with India

Malaysia aims to resolve its palm oil spat with India within a month, new Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said on March 11.
Hanoi (VNA) - Malaysia aimsto resolve its palm oil spat with India within a month, new Minister of PlantationIndustries and Commodities Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said on March 11.

The minister said he wanted to send adelegation to India as soon as possible in an effort to improve ties betweenthe two countries.

India, the world's biggest consumerof edible oil, this year set curbs on palm oil imports from Malaysia inretaliation for comments by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, criticizing NewDelhi's policy on the Himalayan region of Kashmir.

New Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassintook office earlier this month after Mahathir's unexpected resignation.

India accounted for almost 25 percentof Malaysia’s palm oil exports in 2019 and has been the biggest importers ofthe product from the Southeast Asian country over the past five years./.
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