Armenia to join European Commission for Control of Foot-and-Mouth  Disease

ArmInfo.The European Union has approved the application of the Republic of Armenia to join the European Commission (EC) for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Thus, Armenia has become the 40th member country of the EC for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

The main objective of the Commission is to counter the threat of  foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks and similar transboundary animal  diseases that pose a serious economic threat to the country in a  regional sense and lead to economic restrictions.

The role of the Commission is to coordinate the activities of member  countries to control and prevent the disease. In the event of an  outbreak, the Commission provides support to member countries in  acquiring diagnostic and preventive materials, as well as in  organizing and implementing disease control measures.

In addition to Armenia, the Commission from the South Caucasus region  also includes Georgia and Turkey.

The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease is  one of the commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of  the United Nations, which was founded in 1954. The organization has  carried out significant work in more than 100 countries in Eurasia,  the Middle East and Africa that found themselves in a difficult  epidemic situation. At the same time, the Ministry of Economy noted  that the epidemic situation with animals in Armenia is currently  stable