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Report on the activities 01.05.2015 – 31.12.2016

Work plan of the OIE Regional Representat ion in Moscow

P r o f . K a z i m i e r a s L u k a u s k a s

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Staff of the OIE Regional Representation in Moscow

Prof. Kazimieras LukauskasOIE Regional Representative in Moscow

Dr. Ekaterina A. PaninaTechnical and Administrative Assistant

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RR Moscow

RR in Moscow carries out its activities in accordance with the:

• OIE 6th Strategic Plan for 2015-2020• Recommendations of the OIE Global and Regional

Conferences

Participates in OIE capacity building activities in Europe in collaboration with the:

• OIE Sub-regional Representation in Brussels OIE Sub-regional Food - and - Mouth coordination Unit

Office in Astana

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Regional Representation in Moscow

• Global Conference on “Animal Welfare”, Guadalajara,Mexico, 6th – 8th of December 2016

• General OIE Session, Paris France 22nd – 27th of May2016

• 4th OIE Global Conference on Veterinary Education,Bangkok,Thailand 22nd – 24th of June 2016

• The 27th Conference of the OIE Regional Commissionfor Europe, Lisbon Portugal 19th – 23rd of September2016.

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Activities of RR in Moscow (1)

• Provision of scientific and technical assistance on thedevelopment of the most suitable control anderadication measures for ASF and participation in themeetings dedicated to ASF in European regioncountries.

• Involvement in the GF-TADs for Europe activities:• Third meeting of the Standing Group of Experts on African Swine

Fever in the Baltic and Eastern Europe Region under the GF-TADsumbrella, Moscow Russia, 15-16 March 2016.

• 6th Meeting of the Steering Committee of GF-TADs for Europe,Brussels, Belgium, 30th September-1st October 2015.

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Activities of RR in Moscow (2)

• Participation in the OIE Regional and Sub-regionalRepresentations Coordination Meeting in Paris, France9th - 10th of February 2016.

• Participation in the First PPR Roadmap meeting for CentralAsia in Almaty,Kazakhstan 23rd – 25th of February 2016.

• Participation in the Regional Seminar for the OIE NationalFocal Points for Animal Production Food Safety in Rhodes,Greece, 30th of March - 1st of April 2016.

• Participation in the OIE HQ Teleconference with Regionaland Sub - regional Representations on the 12th of April2016.

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Focal Points for Animal Production Food SafetyRhodes, Greece, 30 March-01 April 2016

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Activities of RR in Moscow (3)

• Participation in the meetings and seminars in theframework of the OIE Regional Platform onAnimal Welfare for Europe:• OIE „Train the Trainers“ Workshop on animal

welfare during transport and slaughter• 1st Session in Briansk, Russia 15th -18th of March 2016,• 2nd Session in Moscow, Russia 18th - 22nd of April 2016,• 3rd Session in Moscow, Russia 12th – 13th of May 2016.

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1st Session, Briansk, Russia15th -18th March 2016

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Activities RR in Moscow (4)

OIE “Train the Trainers” Regional Workshop on animal welfare during transport and slaughter Moscow,

Russia, 18-22 April 2016 (second session)• more practical information given that allowed participants

develop their own training materials/presentations, basedon the knowledge gained during the 1st Session.

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Activities of RR in Moscow (5)

• OIE PVS Pathway activities:

• OIE PVS evaluation mission in Minsk, Belarus, November 2015.

• RR in Moscow is the contact point in the region toprovide support on the use of WAHIS and WAHID.

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Activities of RR in Moscow (6)

RR in Moscow was responsible for organizing andconducting the regional training seminars: for OIE National Focal Points on Animal Welfare, Kakheti

region, Georgia, 13th - 15th of October 2015. for OIE National Focal Points on Wildlife, Minsk, Belarus

5th - 7th of June 2016. For OIE National Focal Points on WAHIS Jerevan, Armenia

3rd - 7th of October 2016. For OIE National Focal Points on Veterinary products in

Budapest, Hungary 11th -13th of October 2016.

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Cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and countries for Europe (1)

• RR in Moscow cooperates actively with the EEC in theframework of the Memorandum of understandingbetween the OIE and EEC regarding developmentand harmonization of legislation on the CustomUnion (CU) countries (Russian Federation, Belarus,Kazakhstan, Armenia), relating to the protection onanimal health, prevention and control of animal diseases,including zoonoses in the member states with regards tothe international standards.

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Cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and countries for Europe (2)

RR in Moscow is involved in diplomatic dialoguewith the Russian authorities;

Meetings with the OIE Delegates of Belarus, Georgia,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Russian Federation,Tajikistan were organized with the objective tocommunicate the importance of the Veterinary Service intheir countries and the role of the OIE.

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