Concerns over foot-and-mouth disease have prompted Belarusian authorities to ban imports of livestock, meat and dairy from North Korea, a local media report stated.

It was not immediately clear, however, how much livestock from North Korea enters Belarus or whether any is sent there at all.

Several attempts by NK News to contact Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Ministry, as well as the Department of Veterinary and Food Control, were unsuccessful.

The Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) reported on March 26 that the Department of Veterinary and Food Control had instituted the ban, citing the registration of new foot-and-mouth cases in North