Ukraine PM calls on WHO to move regional office from Moscow to Kyiv

Ukraine PM calls on WHO to move regional office from Moscow to Kyiv

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Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has called on the World Health Organization to move its regional office from Moscow to Kyiv.

That’s according to a statement posted on Shmyhal’s Telegram channel following a meeting with the WHO chief, Ukrinform reports.

"The terrorist state has no place in international organizations. I stressed this during a meeting with WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus,” the prime minister wrote.

In addition, the prime minister of Ukraine and the WHO chief discussed the global threats posed by Russia's war against Ukraine, including possible food and migration crises.

Read also: Ten Ukrainian doctors already killed, over 40 medical facilities destroyed in war

"We will continue to cooperate in the humanitarian area to improve support for Ukrainian refugees," Shmyhal wrote.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus is visiting Ukraine on Saturday, May 7.

Photo: Shmyhal, Telegram

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