Andi Amran Sulaiman Minister of Agriculture
We will Decide when to import
THE agriculture ministry had repeatedly refused to import onions. Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman even admitted being lobbied by big-time importers. Despite his initial refusal, Amran finally accepted the result of a closed meeting at the coordinating ministry for the economy, which decided to allow onion imports. "We are the ones who make the decisions," Amran told Tempo reporters Agus Supriyanto and Akbar Tri Kurniawan last week.
May 31, 2016
THE agriculture ministry had repeatedly refused to import onions. Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman even admitted being lobbied by big-time importers. Despite his initial refusal, Amran finally accepted the result of a closed meeting at the coordinating ministry for the economy, which decided to allow onion imports. "We are the ones who make the decisions," Amran told Tempo reporters Agus Supriyanto and Akbar Tri Kurniawan last week.
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