A group of 112 Members of the European Parliament and one national parliament submitted an urgent open letter on May 13, that calls on 27 EU Health Ministers to demand that the World Health Organization (WHO) reinstates Taiwan’s participation in WHO as an observer and invite Taiwan to the session of WHO’s highest decision making body, which will be held in Geneva, Switzerland next week.
The letter initiated by Urmas Paet, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia was co-signed by 107 EU parliamentarians and 5 members of Germany’s parliament, who represent different political groups. The letter calls on EU Health Ministers to request Taiwan’s participation in all WHO meetings, mechanisms, and activities. Taiwan held observer status at the WHO between 2009 and 2016.
“The Taiwanese government has successfully managed to curb the spread of the virus in spite of Taiwan’s geographic proximity to the virus origin,” the letter said. Taiwan is only 80 miles away from China.
The letter signatories explained that Taiwan needs to be invited to the meeting in Geneva to share with the world its successful approach to curbing the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, as Taiwan’s information and expertise can help the world “combat the pandemic.”
The CCP virus originated in China last year and spread around the world.
David Adams
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