Indonesia is maintaining its efforts to place two of its agriculture-based products — palm oil and rubber — on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) list of environmentally friendly goods despite rejection by some members.
To that end, Indonesia will attempt to win support from its Southeast Asian neighbors particularly those producing similar commodities.
The government will also offer other nations the possibility of nominating their own items in the proposal, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said.
“We are open to accommodating the interests of other countries that also want to include their agricultural products on the list,” he told The Jakarta Post on Thursday. Gita said the government would push the issue for discussion at the upcoming senior official meetings in June and leaders’ summit in October.
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