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AKEL Leader Calls for Urgent Meeting on Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Published March 13, 2026, 17:09
AKEL Leader Calls for Urgent Meeting on Foot-and-Mouth Disease

The General Secretary of AKEL, Stefanos Stefanou, is calling on the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, to urgently convene a meeting with political forces and agricultural organizations on the issue of foot-and-mouth disease. This move comes after the European Union rejected Cyprus's request for an exemption from the protocol providing for mass culling of animals. Mr. Stefanou emphasizes that mass culling will have devastating consequences for livestock, animal husbandry, the economy, and society. He concludes that the situation is extremely difficult and requires collective, dynamic, and effective action.