The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) was invited by the OIE Regional Commission for the Middle East to participate as observer in  the 16th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Middle East on 3 and 4 November 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (Paris time), by videoconference (via Zoom). The two days sessions will last a maximum of three hours each, including a short break.