Pakistan and Türkiye have agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the livestock sector, particularly in the areas of Foot-and-Mouth Disease control, vaccine manufacturing, livestock development and meat exports.

The understanding was reached during a meeting between Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain and Türkiye's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli, in Türkiye.

The Minister said Pakistan is pursuing the establishment of facilities for manufacturing Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccines within one year.

He further said that Pakistan intends to export meat to Türkiye following the successful completion of the FMD-free zone project.