As of Wednesday, Rosselkhoznadzor (Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation) has temporarily restricted the import of several agricultural products from Armenia.

As grounds for this decision, it pointed to the epidemiological situation regarding the foot-and-mouth disease, and the high probability of it entering Russia, according to TASS news agency of the country.

In particular, the import of animals that are susceptible to the foot-and-mouth disease and of their meat and genetic material to Russia, or their transfer via Russia, is prohibited.