Taipei, May 11 (CNA) The British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei (BTCO), the United Kingdom's representative office in Taiwan, Friday called for the World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat to show "flexibility" in allowing Taiwan to participate in WHO activities.
"We hope that the Secretariat, and others organizing meetings under the WHO, will show flexibility in finding mechanisms to allow Taiwanese medical and public health officials to participate in the activities, " BTCO said in a statement regarding Taiwan's participation in the WHO.
"We hope that the Secretariat, and others organizing meetings under the WHO, will show flexibility in finding mechanisms to allow Taiwanese medical and public health officials to participate in their activities, " BTCO said.
"The EU has therefore chosen to press for more practical and meaningful measures to allow Taiwan to participate in the activities of the WHO, " BTCO said.
President Chen Shui-bian called for support from the international community to give Taiwan a seat in the WHO via a satellite video conference with international media in Geneva Friday.