Meeting with the Norwegian Minister of Environment: Jokowi asks for no discrimination against Indonesian palm oil

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a meeting with the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta (2/6/2024). During the meeting, Eriksen was accompanied by Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. After holding a closed meeting, Siti Nurbaya explained that President Jokowi asked the Norwegian Government through the LHK so that there would be no discrimination against palm oil. "Earlier, the president also appealed to Norway to provide the right understanding and perception so that there is no discrimination related to palm oil," said Siti Nurbaya during a press conference, Sunday (2/6/2024). Siti said that this problem had been handled well. Apart from that, currently, he said, Indonesia is criticizing the policy (EU Deforestation-Free Regulation) which is considered to be discriminatory against palm oil. "So Indonesia is also criticizing its land inventory method ...