Negotiation a Part of Strategy

Such a strategy on trade in CPO must include not only negotiations, but also the establishment of political relations, legal approaches and industry partnerships in countries that have banned the importation of Indonesian CPO.

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Palm oil fruits are displayed on Thursday (8/3) during the fourth Jakarta Food Security Summit at the Jakarta Convention Center. The event, which was organized by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), was opened by Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The government is urged to deploy a layered diplomatic strategy on trade in crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives. Such a strategy must include not only negotiations, but also the establishment of political relations, legal approaches and industry partnerships in countries that have banned the importation of Indonesian CPO.

Indonesia’s victory against the European Union in the antidumping case was an example of an effective diplomacy strategy. Indonesia’s defense against EU’s antidumping import duty imposition targeted the root of the problem, namely trade discrimination.