Lithuania has banned Belarusian pork imports

• 26.06.2013, 12:57

Lithuania will stop importing certain products because of the epidemic of pig plague in Belarus.

Due to the outbreaks of African pig plague, registered in Belarus, Lithuania has toughened the import of certain food products from Belarus, ru.delfi.lt reports.

According to the head of the state veterinary and provision agency Jonas Milus, livestock products and fodder will temporarily not be imported from Belarus.

He claimed that after a meeting with the Prime Minister Algirdas Butkiavichius.

We would remind that earlier Poland, Russia and the Ukraine made a decision to ban the imports of meat from Belarus due to the outbreak of African pig plague in Hrodna district.

In past few days charter97.org readers also reported of mass killing of pigs in Minsk and Viciebsk regions.

Policemen were involved in the struggle against a “secret disease” near Viciebsk.

It was also reported that mass killing of pigs started in Staubcy, Karelichy, Iuje, Lida and Navahradak districts.