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Organizations Call for Uniform Foot-and-Mouth Disease Measures on Both Sides of Cyprus

Published March 16, 2026, 12:16
Organizations Call for Uniform Foot-and-Mouth Disease Measures on Both Sides of Cyprus

Agricultural organizations are emphasizing the need to implement the measures taken in the free areas to combat foot-and-mouth disease also in the occupied territories, as animal deaths continue. The organizations stress that the non-application of the same measures in the occupied territories creates a dangerous environment for livestock farming on both sides. They propose the temporary closure of crossing points to prevent the transfer of the virus from the occupied territories to the free areas. The government has committed to fully compensate affected livestock farmers, including loss of income, and is implementing the prescribed protocols to limit the spread of the disease.