The China Post
Date: April 26, 2017
By: Joseph Yeh

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States would continue to support Taiwan’s participation

This photo taken by Tom Page on Sept. 17, 2012, shows the World Health Assembly Hall in Geneva. (Captured from the internet)

in the World Health Assembly (WHA), a U.S. envoy said Tuesday.
The country is still anxiously awaiting an invite to the World Health Organization’s annual decision making summit, to be held in Geneva next month.

“We continue to support Taiwan’s meaningful and substantive contributions to the international community. In particular, the United States has welcomed Taiwan’s participation as an observer at the past eight World Health Assembly meetings,” American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman James Moriarty told an event in Taipei.

“We look forward to Taiwan’s continued participation at this important event,” Moriarty said in his opening remarks to a workshop on public health joined by local and international experts.    [FULL  STORY]