Foreign ministry expresses regret for no WHA invitation News RTI Radio Taiwan International


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(photo: RTI) Taiwan’s foreign ministry says it feels dissatisfied and regretful that Taiwan has not been invited to this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer. The WHA is the World Health Organization’s governing body. It is scheduled to meet in Geneva on Sunday. Taiwan took part in WHA meetings in the past as an observer. But it has been excluded since 2017 due to pressure from China. Restoring Taiwan’s WHA observer status has received support from many countries, organizations, and prominent individuals. Taiwan’s 13 diplomatic allies, foreign ministers from G7 countries, and many European Union lawmakers support the...