Farmers seek presidential intervention over culling policy

Livestock farmers plan to formally request a meeting with Nikos Christodoulides, their spokesperson Stella Petrou said on Friday, as tensions continue over the mass culling of animals linked to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

Petrou confirmed that a letter will be sent to the president seeking direct talks, with the primary demand being an immediate halt to the killing of animals.

“Let him sit with us at the table,” she said, adding that failure to respond would lead to further escalation.