Chinese FM: Supporting WHO means to safeguard multilateralism

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2020. /Xinhua

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday that at the critical moment when the world is combating the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting the World Health Organization (WHO) and its director-general is to safeguard the philosophy and principle of multilateralism.

He made the remarks when holding a phone conversation with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noting that the support is also an act to secure the United Nations' status and role and maintain international solidarity in the face of the disease.

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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency