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Welcome to the first “FMD week”!

This is a historic occasion - in a very symbolic location, Istanbul, the point where tradition has considered that Europe and Asia meet. The meetings in this “FMD week” connect countries and organizations involved in FMD control in Europe and central and West Asia, and therefore bridging traditional divides.

“West Eurasia” is a term not often used in political groupings but reflects the shared FMD risk of countries which have in common strains of serotypes A, O and Asia-1, and which were directly affected by the epidemic spread of these viruses in the last 3 years. Much evidence points to emergence and spread of epidemics from places within this region, fanning out to boundaries of this region and at times spilling over into the Southern Balkans and to Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and even to Egypt and north Africa.

The first regional meeting to develop a Long Term Roadmap was held in Shiraz, Iran in 2008, and developed a long term vision of bringing FMD under control by 2020; at that time, clinical disease in the region should be absent or only sporadic. To effect this change, a framework for action was agreed, based on escalating activities aimed at bringing infection progressively under control -the FMD Progressive Control Pathway (PCP).

This approach was further supported by the OIE/FAO Global Conference on FMD control held in Paraguay in June 2009, which envisaged a comprehensive set of regional initiatives to promote FMD control, using the framework and tools developed of the PCP together with broader initiatives to achieve good Governance of the Veterinary services.

The current actions on FMD control in the West Eurasia region are mainly the result of investment by the countries - including high level investment in vaccination programs. The Regional Roadmap approach aims to safeguard these investments and achieve greater impact, recognising countries at different levels of control.

The four meetings held in the FMD week have some history; the Thrace region of Turkey has long been seen as a gateway of exotic diseases into Europe, and with recent progress may well achieve FMD freedom with vaccination in the coming year.

In the past year, however, epidemics have spilled over from West Eurasia as far as Libya. As livestock move readily across the region, control measures, at source and en-route, must be strengthened and preventive programs, particularly vaccination campaigns, better suited to the changing risk situation.

CalendarMonday 5th Tuesday 6th Wednesday 7th Tursday 8th Friday 9th

FAO-EUFMD/EC/OIE Tripartite Group Meeting on control of FMD and other

exotic diseases in the southern Balkans/Aegean

region14.00

Topkapi meeting room

Pre-meetingsCountry Progress

Report14.00

Topkapi meeting room

Registration1st annual progress meeting

Day 1 (8.30-17.30) • Day 2 (9.00-12.00)Topkapi meeting room

GTFS/INT/907/ITA

Tripartite Final Review Meeting: Controlling Transboundary Animal Diseases in Central Asian Countries

Day 1 (9.00-16.30) • Day 2 (9.30-16.30)Sultanahmet meeting room

78th Session of the Executive Committee of the EuFMD Commission

Day 1 (9.00-17.00) • Day 2 (9.00-12.00)Topkapi meeting room

We hope the format of back-to back and parallel meetings will assist to ensure that countries of this region are able to better direct and stimulate the support needed to achieve the long term aim of West Eurasia free of FMD.

Finally, as the “Bosphorus” means the crossing point of the cattle, we hope that these meetings on the Bosphorus will mark a stage in development of the West Eurasia Roadmap where we step into a new point along the Roadmap towards regional FMD control.

We hope you find the meetings stimulating and encouraging!

Keith Sumption Secretary of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EUFMD) Animal Health Section Food-and-Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome

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FAO-EUFMD/EC/OIE Tripartite Group Meeting on control of FMD and other exotic diseases in the southern Balkans/Aegean regionTopkapi meeting room • 5th October 2009

Programme*Opening and Adoption of the Agenda

PART 1: FOOT-AnD-MOUTh DISEASE (14.00-15.15)

Item 1:FMD situation and FMD control programme in Turkey, with emphasis on prevention of incursions into Thrace• Current situation report

- Progress in FMD control in Turkey in 2009- Report on FMD outbreaks and their control in Thrace/western

Anatolian regions of Turkey in 2009 (Turkey)• Vaccination campaigns in 2009 (Turkey)

Performance of the spring and autumn vaccination campaigns in Thrace region: - Sufficient immunity for the upcoming risk period? - Does the current programme provide adequate coverage, and

duration of immunity, to the current type A and the O PanAsia 1 virus strain?

• Biosecurity measures ahead of the Bayram Kurban festival: report of Turkey on measures to be taken in 2009 (Turkey)

Item 2:FMD surveillance in Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia in 2008 – recent and plannedStatements or presentation: Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia

Item 3:FMD Real-time training program: update on real-time courses and involvement of each country (EuFMD)

* Italics indicate the Country/Institution hereby requested to make a presentation

PART II: BlUETOnGUE, PESTE DES PETITS RUMInAnTS, ClASSICAl SWInE FEvER, AnD OThER ExOTIC DISEASES (15.30-17.00)

Item 1:Information on the current epidemiological situation, surveillance and control of PPR, BT, SGP and CSF (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Turkey - Country presentations: up to 15 minutes each)

PART III: OThER ISSUES (17.00)Veterinary Public Health Forum (VPH) in the Balkan and/or Black Sea Region (Austria)

Final discussions and summary of recommendations

Close of Session

DInnER hOSTED By GDPC (19.30)

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Tripartite Final Review Meeting: Controlling TransboundaryAnimal Diseases in Central Asian CountriesSultanahmet meeting room • 5-6th October 2009

Day 1 (9.00-16.30)

SESSIOn 1: Welcome and IntroductIon(Chairman: Giancarlo Ferrari)

Welcome addressMr Mustafa Sinaceur (FAO Representative Turkey and Sub-regional Coordinator for Central Asia)

AGAH and EMPRES activities on Transboundary Animal DiseasesJuan Lubroth (Chief of the Animal Health Service, FAO, Rome)

The Special Trust Fund for Food Security and Food Safety – Italian ContributionPaolo Lucci Chiarissi (Senior Programme Officer – Field Programme Development Service, FAO, Rome)

The Italian CooperationMaria Pia Rizzo (FAO Desk Officer, Directorate General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy)

Coffee break

SESSIOn 2: GtFS/Int/907/Ita country preSentatIonS, actIvItIeS and outcomeS(Chairman: Juan Lubroth)

Project approach and challengesGiancarlo Ferrari (GTFS/INT/907/ITA Project Coordinator)

AfghanistanDr Abdul Habib Nawroz (GTFS/INT/907/ITA National Coordinator)

PakistanDr Ehtisham Khan (GTFS/INT/907/ITA National Coordinator)

TajikistanDr Sangimurod Murvatulloev (GTFS/INT/907/ITA National Coordinator)

TurkmenistanDr Amanguly Tatov (GTFS/INT/907/ITA National Coordinator)

UzbekistanDr Mukhiddin Eranov (GTFS/INT/907/ITA National Coordinator)

lunch break

SESSIOn 3: FInancIal report(Chairman: Juan Lubroth)

Financial and Administrative ReportUmberto Ciniglio (GTFS/INT/907/ITA Operations Clerk)

(GTFS/INT/907/ITA)

09.00 – 09.15

09.15 – 09.30

09.30 – 09.45

09.45 – 10.00

10.00 – 10.30

10.30 – 10.50

10.50 – 11.10

11.10 – 11.30

11.30 – 11.50

11.50 – 12.10

12.10 – 12.30

12.30 – 14.00

14.00 – 14.30

SESSIOn 4: technIcal aSpectS(Chairman: Juan Lubroth)

Project technical outcomes(Giancarlo Ferrari – GTFS/INT/907/ITA Project Coordinator)(Manzoor Hussain – Visiting Scientist/Associate Professor, Pakistan)

Coffee break

Questions and answers Plenary Session

Closure of the day

Day 2 (9.30-16.30)

SESSIOn 5: propoSal For a phaSe 3 - round table(Chairman: Manzoor Hussain)

Global Framework for TADsJuan Lubroth (Chief Animal Health Service, FAO, Rome)

The EuFMD role in development and technical support for a long term FMD control in West Eurasia – synergies with the GTFS/INT/907/ITAKeith Sumption (Secretary of the EuFMD Commission, FAO, Rome)

Proposal for a GTFS/INT/907/ITA Phase 3Giancarlo Ferrari (GTFS/INT/907/ITA Project Coordinator)

Coffee break

Round TableFacilitators and Rapporteurs: Giancarlo Ferrari, Manzoor Hussain

lunch break

SESSIOn 6: concluSIon and recommendatIonS (Chairman: Juan Lubroth)

Conclusions and recommendations drafted by the Rapporteurs

Discussion

Coffee break

Open session and approval of final conclusions and recommendations

Closure of the meeting

14.30 – 15.00

15.00 – 15.30

15.30 – 17.00

17.00

09.30 – 10.00

10.00 – 10.30

10.30 – 11.00

11.00 – 11.30

11.30 – 12.30

12.30 – 14.00

14.00 – 14.30

14.30 – 15.30

15.30 – 16.00

16.00 – 16.30

16.30

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Day 1 (9.00-17.00)(Chairman: Ulrich Herzog)

1 Opening and Adoption of the Agenda

2 Follow-up to the Recommendations of the 38th General Session (Summary K. Sumption, EuFMD)

3 FMD preparednessa) Real time FMD Training program (K. Sumption, EuFMD)

i. Progress Report - June 2009 training courses, waiting lists ii. Involvement of Neighbourhood countries, and proposal 2010-11

b) laboratory preparedness (J. Hammond, WRL)i. Report of the WRL on the level of participation in the

proficiency test service-2009 (EC/EuFMD supported) (Follow-up to 38th Session, and ExC77 and ExC76)

4 International FMD risk situations and priorities for vaccine/antigen diagnosis (WRL)a) FMD risk situationsb) Priority antigens for the national/European banks and priority

vaccine strains for West Eurasia; (Turkey/Iran/Caucasus) and North Africa

5 Global FMD Initiative (J. Lubroth, FAO)a) FAO/OIE International Conference: Discussion on the follow-up

to Paraguay, June 2009

6 long Term Strategy for FMD Control in “West Eurasia” (Eastern Europe / West Asia)a) Report on the discussion held in Brussels, 2nd September

(U. Herzog)b) Future organization/Governance of the West EurAsia FMD

Roadmap program (J. Lubroth, FAO)c) EuFMD/EC role and inputs into promoting FMD control in the West

Eurasia region (K. Sumption, EuFMD)i. Support to the West Eurasia laboratory networkii. Promotion of surveillance activities iii. Continuation of Country specific programs – TransCaucasus,

Iran, Turkey, Syria, Iraq

7 Euro-Mediterranean Animal health networka) Follow-up to the 38th Session (A. Ben Youssef, EuFMD)

i. Concept Note on Training courses on FMD for middle-eastii. FMD Situation in Egypt and Lebanon (K. Sumption, EuFMD)

78th Session of the Executive Committee of the EuFMD CommissionTopkapi meeting room • 6-7th October 2009

8 International FMD Surveillance networkinga) West Eurasia lab network (if not covered under Item 6)b) African proximity FMD surveillance (A. Ben Youssef, EuFMD)

i. EuFMD Technical Committee recommendations on improved surveillance in Sahelian zone of Africa

ii. Promoting Regional Laboratory networks

Day 2 (9.00-12.00)(Chairman: Ulrich Herzog)

9 Progress Reports on FMD Control Projects in the region a) Annual Tripartite Meeting held 5th October 2009 recommendations

relating to FMD b) Turkey: implementation of the Turkey/EuropeAid Project

(N.Pakdil, Turkey)c) Transcaucasus countries (TCC)

i. Current situation (C. Potzsch, EuFMD)ii. Review of the EuFMD/EC support to TCC, 2007-9

(J. Fiedler / J. Westergaard)iii. Objectives and Options for future support, 2010-12

d) Iran: situation and progress report (MTF/INT/003/EC) (K. Sumption, EuFMD)

e) Syria

10 Standing Technical Committee Report of the Closed Session (A. Dekker, Research Group) a) Report and actions recommendedb) Concept Notes – progress (follow-up to 38th Session)c) New concept Notes – for approvald) Membership of the group

11 Financial and Administrative Report (K. Sumption, EuFMD)

12 Any Other Business

10 1st annual progress meetingTopkapi meeting room • 8-9th September 2009

• The main objective of the meeting is to review the progress along the Regional Roadmap towards the vision identified at the Shiraz Meeting in 2008, of a “West Eurasia region free of clinical FMD by 2020”;

• a secondary objective is to share information on FMD virus circulation within the West Eurasia FMDV ecosystem to assist planning of preventive measures in the short-term.

• the Report of the Meeting should assist the national and international organizations to better plan FMDV preventive measures in 2010 and to identify gaps of international support to be addressed in the coming year;

• the Meeting should improve the time-tabling of supportive actions in the coming 1-2 years;

• the Meeting should assist additional donors/partners to co-ordinate and program their actions, in line with the progressive control pathway/Roadmap.

Regional cooperation among Eurasian countries for the progressive control of FMD through public and private partnerships leading towards freedom of clinical disease by 2020 for regional economic development, food security, and poverty alleviation.

Objectives

Outcomeand outlook

Visionfor the

West Eurasia Roadmap

Programme* Wednesday14.00 Pre-meetings – Country Progress Reports17.00 Registration19.00 Cocktail at the Kalyon Hotel

(hosted by EuFMD and FAO-GTFS/INT/907/IT)

ThursdayPlEnARy SESSIOn 1: the roadmap prIncIpleS and proGreSS SInce 200808.30 Overview – the Progressive Control Pathway (PCP) approach and

the Regional Roadmap for West Eurasia (K. Sumption, EuFMD)08.50 FMD control – as a global public good (OIE): outcome of the

Paraguay Conference09.10 FMD Epidemic events in West Eurasia 2008-9: report of the Lab

Network (J. Hammond, WRL)09.25 FMD surveillance approach in 5 countries in Central Asia –

Progress Report (G. Ferrari, FAO and G. Belsham, DTU) 10.00 FMD control outlook in Turkey & neighbourhood

(K. Sumption, EuFMD and H. Askaroglu, GDPC) Coffee BreakPlEnARy SESSIOn 2: roadmap proGreSS SInce ShIraz 11.00 Presentation of Report on country progress**

to be followed by group work to revise the projected progression on the Roadmap: and to identify planned and desired (unfunded) actions for next year

lunch BreakPlEnARy SESSIOn 3: WorkInG Group meetInGS14.00 • Laboratory Network, including vaccine recommendations •Epidemiology/Risk Group •Vaccination campaign monitoring protocols •Communications Group •Governance Group PlEnARy SESSIOn 416.00 Working Groups Continue16.30 Plenary Session: feedback from Session 2 (country progression) 17.30 Close19.30 Dinner (Kalyon Hotel)

FridayPlEnARy PlEnARy SESSIOn 1: reportS oF the WorkInG GroupS09.00 Laboratory Network09.30 Epidemiology/Risk Group10.00 Vaccination campaign group Coffee BreakPlEnARy SESSIOn 2: FInal dIScuSSIonS and report:11.00 Roundtable discussion – commitments and risks to progress.

Viewpoints of funding bodies, international organizations, country viewpoints

11.45 Reading of Draft Recommendations12.15 Closing

* All country participants and invited experts are expected to participate in the Working Groups** Some Sessions may be closed tonon-official delegates, if the Plenary meeting decides so.

The Roadmap participantsare invited to a dinnerwhich will be held at theKalyon Hotel onThursday 8 th October at 19.30hosted by EuFMD and FAO-GTFS/INT/907/IT