The Romanian government has shown interest to cooperate with Malaysia in developing an entry port for palm oil in the country’s third largest city, Constanta. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, said the Romanian government had expressed its gratitude to Malaysia which is the largest supplier of palm oil to the country. “Although they know very little about palm oil, its minister has shown keen interest in developing an entry port for Malaysian palm oil,” he told Bernama after his bilateral meeting with the Romanian Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi, here yesterday.
Dompok is currently on an eight-day palm oil promotion mission to France and Romania.
Dompok said Ovidiu has agreed for further discussion on that matter and he hoped the discussions will result in the setting up of the palm oil entry port in Constanta.
Romania imported 4,846 tonnes of Malaysian palm oil last year with Malaysia being the main supplier.
