Ukraine has initiated the creation with Russia and Belarus of a trilateral commission to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF), a source in the Ukrainian delegation told the journalists during a sitting of the Committee on Economic Cooperation of the Ukrainian-Russian Interstate Commission in Kaluga on Tuesday.

"Ukraine is concerned with the problem of the spread of African swine fever, since cases have been registered in Russia and Belarus, while Ukraine has taken corresponding measures, and at the suggestion of Ukraine, the issue of the creation of a trilateral emergency commission on preventing the spread of ASF will be considered," he said.