GENEVA (AFP)World Health Organization member states agreed during their main annual assembly on Monday (May 18) to delay a controversial discussion on granting Taiwan observer status, despite the United States and others stepping up pressure in recent days.
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At the start of the first-ever virtual World Health Assembly, countries unanimously agreed to postpone a decision on granting observer access to Taiwana move vehemently opposed by Beijinguntil afterwards in the year to escape diverting attention from the Covid-19 pandemic.