Wang Yi met with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: The global origin of the virus should be vigilant against all kinds of political speculation

Beijing News Express According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 30, 2021 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, in Rome.

Source: Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Wang Yi said that over the past year, under the personal deployment and command of President Xi Jinping, the people's war against the epidemic has been waged Chinese and people, and major strategic achievements have been achieved. While doing its own thing well, China has always adhered to the concept of a community of human health, overcome its own difficulties at the time when the world is most urgently needed, carried out the largest emergency humanitarian action since the founding of New China, helped all countries solve their urgent needs, gave full play to China's advantages, demonstrated China's responsibility, and made China's contribution. As the central body of the global fight against the epidemic, China attaches great importance to the role of WHO and is willing to strengthen cooperation in promoting the fair distribution of vaccines, the research and development of new coronavirus drugs, and supporting African countries in fighting the epidemic, so as to contribute positive energy to global anti-epidemic cooperation.

Wang Yi said that unity is the most powerful weapon in the fight against the epidemic. The global fight against the epidemic is a major test of multilateralism, and we hope that WHO will adhere to a scientific attitude and put people's life safety and physical health first; Adhere to unity and cooperation, and oppose "politicization", "labeling", and "stigmatization" through the fight against the epidemic.

Wang Yi stressed that the global traceability of the virus should uphold an objective, scientific and responsible attitude, should be vigilant against all kinds of political speculation, and should treat all member states equally and earnestly respect the sovereignty of all countries. China is willing to use this as a basis to discuss future cooperation with WHO.

Tedros said that the epidemic is the public enemy of the world. WHO appreciates China's spirit of solidarity in providing help and support to countries in fighting the epidemic, and appreciates China's support and participation in the COVID-19 vaccine implementation plan to make positive contributions to the fair distribution of vaccines. WHO has always adhered to principles, not succumbed to external political pressure, resolutely opposed the "throwing of the pot" to blame, resolutely resisted the "politicization" of the fight against the epidemic, and will continue to uphold a scientific attitude to carry out virus traceability research.

Edited by Jiani Liu