Aug 15, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. The Indonesian government has agreed with the EU proposal that the VPA will be signed on September 30, ITTO reports. 

In a statement the Forestry Ministry’ Director of Forest Products Management and Marketing said the government expects the EU to demonstrate its commitment to promoting trade in legal timber by sticking to the timeframe agreed.

The EU had proposed several dates for the agreement signing as the schedule of the Lithuanian environment minister, who holds the EU presidency, and EU Environment Commissioner had to be coordinated.