GREEN TECHNOLOGY DIALOGUE TO CREATE ECONOMIC GROWTH

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia-European Union (EU) Cooperation
in Green Technology Dialogue will help to create a new economic growth, Energy,
Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui said Tuesday.

He said through the dialogue held here Tuesday, the private sector in EU
countries is encouraged to look for investment opportunities in this country.

"The dialogue also signals an important message and commitment that going
green is the way towards creating an economy that is based on sustainable
development," he told reporters here Tuesday.

Earlier, Chin hosted a dialogue with a delegation from the EU led by
ambassador and head of delegation of the European Commission to Malaysia,
Vincent Piket, and Swedish ambassador Helena Sangeland.

The dialogue discussed various cooperation initiatives in a number of areas,
including policy, legal and regulatory frameworks, capacity building, joint
project initiatives, and research and development.

In line with his, a fair trade on green technology event will be held in
October next year as a platform for the private sector from EU countries to look
for possible joint ventures, Chin said.
-- BERNAMA