Lavrov warned against attempts to politicize the topic of coronavirus

MOSCOW, 14 APR — RIA Novosti. Moscow urges other countries to refrain from attempts to politicize the topic of coronavirus and actions of the world health organization, said Tuesday the Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

“I would caution against attempts to politicize the topic of coronavirus — and this not only in relation to who is observed, but with respect to those charges which are put forward in the address of a particular country. I would still are now focused on taking concrete steps to curb the pandemic, its spread, to minimize damage, primarily to the health and lives of people,” Lavrov said in a video interview to Russian and foreign media.

According to the Russian Minister, who continues to play “an important coordinating role in helping to fight the pandemic” that is reflected in a consensus resolution of the UN General Assembly and the final Declaration of the emergency summit of the group of twenty.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald trump has again threatened that he could get US out of the world trade organization (WTO) and the world health organization (who). Trump has criticized both organizations for what they are, in his opinion, harm the interests of the United States. In particular, according to trump, the WTO has contributed to the “unfair” trade actions against China, the US, and who “was too focused on China,” although it gets the lion’s share of funding from the United States. In this regard, trump promised to review the funding of the who.