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Chinese FM Wang Yi meets with WHO, WTO chiefs

CGTN, 31 Oct 2021
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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with World Health Organization (#WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Rome on Saturday, saying that solidarity is the most powerful weapon in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Calling the pandemic a common enemy of the world, Tedros said that the WHO appreciates #China's spirit of solidarity in providing help and support to other countries in the fight against COVID-19, as well as its support for and participation in #COVAX and positive contribution to the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Wang also met with World Trade Organization (#WTO) Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Rome on Saturday, where Wang congratulated Okonjo-Iweala for becoming the first African to lead the global trade body.

For her part, Okonjo-Iweala congratulated China for 20 years of WTO membership, noting that the organization attaches great importance to China's significant influence and leading role.

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