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KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 Afghanistan can be the ‘golden gateway’ for Malaysian palm oil to be marketed in Central Asia such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan as well as other countries in the region.
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) said the possibility was discussed by its Minister Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali with the Afghanistan ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Mohib Rahman Spingar who paid a courtesy call on the ministry on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Afghanistan can be the golden gateway for Malaysian palm oil to be marketed in Central Asia such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan as well as other countries in the region.
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) said the possibility was discussed by its Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali with the Afghanistan ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Mohib Rahman Spingar, who paid a courtesy call on the ministry on Thursday.
Khairuddin said Afghanistan also welcomed the proposal to import more Malaysian palm oil and both sides agreed to explore the potential in expanding Malaysia s direct palm oil exports to Afghanistan, which currently stood at 75,000 tonnes a year to 150,000 tonnes a year.