28 October 2024 – Ms. Sheam Satkuru, Executive Director of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), accompanied by Mr. Gerhard Breulmann, Director of Operations, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dato’ Shahril Effendi Abd Ghany, Ambassador of Malaysia to Japan.
During the meeting, both sides discussed Malaysia’s active participation and recent developments within the ITTO and the framework of the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) 2006.
Malaysia, a founding member of the ITTO since its inception in 1983 under the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), has consistently played a significant role in advancing sustainable management of tropical timber resources.