The EU urged the United States to break off relations with who

the European Union asks US to reconsider the severance of relations with the world health organization (who). This is stated in the statement of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and head of the EU diplomacy Josep Borrell.

while the world continues to grapple with the pandemic COVID-19, the main task for everyone is to save lives, control and mitigation of the pandemic, said in a joint statement. The EU continues to support the who in this regard and has already provided additional financing.

the President of the European Commission and head of EU diplomacy noted that the only effective and viable ways to win the battle with coronavirus are global cooperation and solidarity. Who should continue to have the opportunity to lead the international response to the pandemic, according to the EU.

“in the face of this global threat now is the time for increased cooperation and joint solutions. You should avoid actions that weaken the international results. In this context, we urge the US to reconsider the announced decision to break off relations with who”, — reported in the statement of the EU leadership.

In April, U.S. President Donald trump said that who have done little to prevent an epidemic of coronavirus and announced the suspension of financing for who. 29 may trump announced the severance of U.S. relations with the who due to the failure of the organization to carry out reforms, which insisted Washington.

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