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Bicommunal Veterinary Committee - Held Meeting for Information on Foot and Mouth Disease

Published March 17, 2026, 14:10
Bicommunal Veterinary Committee - Held Meeting for Information on Foot and Mouth Disease

Members of the Bicommunal Veterinary Committee held a meeting today to update each other on the situation with foot and mouth disease, at the request of the Greek Cypriot side. The Committee has met at least four times since the detection of the first case in the occupied territories, and its members are in constant communication. Veterinarians from the Republic of Cyprus provided information on the two new cases in Dali and Geri, while the Turkish Cypriot members reported that the disease has been contained in Lapithos, vaccination continues and sampling is being carried out. The Greek Cypriot side proposed the implementation of uniform protocols with the EU, while the Turkish Cypriot members requested time to study it. The Equal Burden Sharing Fund reported that the release of plans has been suspended.