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as explore new markets and investment opportunities especially in the palm oil
and rubber industry. Egypt is an important route for Malaysia to penetrate North
African and Moroccan markets. These countries have the potential of importing
Malaysian palm oil as well as rubber.
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries held bilateral meetings with TYT Dr. Ali Al
Moselhey, Egypt's Minister of Supply and Domestic Trade, TYT Moulay Hafid
Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, Morocco.
He also held a dialogue session with importers of palm oil and rubber from Egypt
and Morocco. The objectives of these sessions are to strengthen the network with
major importers of palm oil and rubber and to further the efforts of promoting the
benefits of palm oil as well as the quality of gloves made of rubber. He also visited
ARMA Factory in Egypt which provided an overview and background of the
Egyptian oil sector.
During the mission, the Deputy Minister of Primary Industries attended the 19th
International Conference on Oil Palm in Cartagena, Colombia held from 26 to 28
September 2019 as the guest of honour. The conference was organised by the
Colombian National Federation of Palm Oil Growers-Fedepalma and Cenipalma
Research Centre. It is a forum for establishing networks and strengthening
collaboration in palm oil-related research and development.
YB Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar bin Mohd Akin also made a courtesy call on the
TYT Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, Minister of Agriculture of Colombia. Colombia is the
largest producer of palm oil in Latin America and ranks fourth in the world. In
2017, Colombia's palm oil production reached 1.62 million tonnes, representing
2.4 percent of the world's palm oil production. During the visit, the Deputy Minister
talked about Colombia's access to the Council of Palm Oil Exporting Countries
(CPOPC) as well as the efforts of palm oil producing countries to protest the
anti-palm oil movement in Europe.
YB Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar bin Mohd Akin, Deputy Minister of Primary Industries is being briefed by
representatives of ARMA Factory in Egypt
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as explore new markets and investment opportunities especially in the palm oil
and rubber industry. Egypt is an important route for Malaysia to penetrate North
African and Moroccan markets. These countries have the potential of importing
Malaysian palm oil as well as rubber.
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries held bilateral meetings with TYT Dr. Ali Al
Moselhey, Egypt's Minister of Supply and Domestic Trade, TYT Moulay Hafid
Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, Morocco.
He also held a dialogue session with importers of palm oil and rubber from Egypt
and Morocco. The objectives of these sessions are to strengthen the network with
major importers of palm oil and rubber and to further the efforts of promoting the
benefits of palm oil as well as the quality of gloves made of rubber. He also visited
ARMA Factory in Egypt which provided an overview and background of the
Egyptian oil sector.
During the mission, the Deputy Minister of Primary Industries attended the 19th
International Conference on Oil Palm in Cartagena, Colombia held from 26 to 28
September 2019 as the guest of honour. The conference was organised by the
Colombian National Federation of Palm Oil Growers-Fedepalma and Cenipalma
Research Centre. It is a forum for establishing networks and strengthening
collaboration in palm oil-related research and development.
YB Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar bin Mohd Akin also made a courtesy call on the
TYT Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, Minister of Agriculture of Colombia. Colombia is the
largest producer of palm oil in Latin America and ranks fourth in the world. In
2017, Colombia's palm oil production reached 1.62 million tonnes, representing
2.4 percent of the world's palm oil production. During the visit, the Deputy Minister
talked about Colombia's access to the Council of Palm Oil Exporting Countries
(CPOPC) as well as the efforts of palm oil producing countries to protest the
anti-palm oil movement in Europe.
YB Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar bin Mohd Akin, Deputy Minister of Primary Industries is being briefed by
representatives of ARMA Factory in Egypt
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