Islamabad:Pakistan and Türkiye have reached an agreement to further strengthen their bilateral cooperation in the livestock sector. This collaboration will particularly focus on controlling Foot-and-Mouth Disease, vaccine manufacturing, livestock development, and meat exports.

According to Radio Pakistan, the agreement was reached during a meeting between Pakistan’s Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, and Türkiye’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli, in Türkiye.

Minister Hussain highlighted Pakistan’s pursuit of establishing facilities for manufacturing Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccines within a year. He also mentioned Pakistan’s intention to export meat to Türkiye upon the successful completion of the FMD-free zone project.