German Chancellor Angela Merkel says he will continue to give his full support to WHO

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) German Chancellor Angela Merkel says he will continue to give his full support to WHO

　　China News Agency, Berlin, April 16 (Reporter Peng Dawei) German Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasized the importance of international cooperation in combating New Coronary Pneumonia when he attended the G7 leaders' video summit on the new crown epidemic on the 16th. She said she would continue to give full support to partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO).

　　German Federal Government spokesperson Seibert informed Merkel about the attendance of the summit. He said that Merkel emphasized in the meeting that the international community can overcome this pandemic only by giving a strong and fully coordinated response. In view of this, Merkel announced that it will continue to give full support to WHO and the Alliance for Epidemiological Innovation (CEPI), the Global Alliance for Vaccine Immunization (GAVI) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM).

　　Merkel also welcomed the remote meeting of donors to fight the new crown epidemic that will be held on May 4 under the initiative of European Commission President Von Delaine.

　　According to German media reports, German Foreign Minister Maas said on the same day that WHO is still "the pillar of the international fight against pandemics." He said that it is completely meaningless to question the effectiveness of WHO or its value at this moment. "The current is the worst time to do such a thing." Mas said that to weaken WHO at this moment is tantamount to "throwing the pilot out of the cabin on a passenger plane in flight." "We don't think this is a responsible approach." (Finish)