The seventh FMD roadmap meeting for FMD control in West Eurasia, held in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) between 6-8 April 2016. The meeting was organized under the umbrella of the FAO/OIE GF-TADs, in collaboration with EuFMD. The ‘founding’ meeting was organized in 2008 in Shiraz (Iran), to develop a roadmap for the progressive control of FMD in West Eurasia. It was followed by six FMD roadmap meetings: Istanbul, Turkey (2009, 2010, 2012), Baku, Azerbaijan (2013), Astana, Kazakhstan (2014) and Almaty, Kazakhstan (2015).

The State Inspectorate on Veterinary and Phytosanitary Security under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic hosted the meeting, co-funded by FAO and OIE with the generous support from Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), EuFMD and the Government of Kazakhstan.

Following the recommendations of the sixth FMD roadmap meeting, the Sub-regional office in Astana was considered as the Secretariat of the West Eurasia FMD Roadmap and provided logistical support for the meeting, with the support of the Veterinary Services of Kyrgyzstan. The GF-TADs FMD Working Group (WG) and EuFMD contributed with the technical aspects, prior to, and during the meeting.

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