Fadillah will chair the 11th Ministerial Meeting. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) will hold the 25th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM25) and 11th Ministerial Meeting (MM11) for two days starting yesterday.
In a statement, the Plantation and Commodities Ministry said SOM25 will be chaired by deputy secretary-general (plantation and commodities) Datuk Mad Zaidi Mohd Karli.
Malaysia holds the CPOPC chairmanship for 2023. SOM and MM are platforms for CPOPC member countries to discuss the council’s direction annually.
SOM25 will review the progress of the council’s main programmes, including positive palm oil campaigns, the Global Framework of Principles for Sustainable Palm Oil, the implementation progress status of the CPOPC Scientific Committee’s studies, Smallholders Development Programme, and CPOPC administrative matters such as budget and work plan for 2023 as well as council membership.
Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof will chair MM11.
This is in line with the decision by SOM24 on Dec 15, 2022, to reappoint Malaysia as chair and host for SOM25 and MM11.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto will also attend the meeting.
CPOPC is an inter-governmental organisation established by Malaysia and Indonesia on Nov 21, 2015 to promote, develop and strengthen palm cultivation and industry cooperation among palm oil-producing countries. — Bernama
