Syria prevents the imports of living livestock, its by- products to avoid Foot-and-Mouth disease

The Syrian ministry of agriculture has issued a decision that provides for banning the entry of living livestock and their products from several Arab and foreign states as from Wednesday ( April 25, 20010) in order to avoid Foot-and-Mouth disease.

The Syrian al-Baath daily said on Wednesday that the " ministry of agriculture gave its instructions to all its directorates in Syria to prevent the entry of live animals and their produce of meat, milk and its by products of " wool, hairs, leathers from France, Switzerland, Britain, Holland, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait."

The paper added that the ministry also banned the passage by transit through the Syrian territories to live-stock that are coming from the aforesaid countries or passed through their territories.

The ministry also banned the imports of fish, wheat and its ingredients of fodder from all countries of the world.