2020年4月18日，國務委員兼外長王毅同世界衛生組織總幹事譚德塞通電話。
王毅表示，我今天同你通電話，是要表明中國政府和中國人民堅定支持世界衛生組織。我相信公道自在人心，國際社會和世界各國人民也都持同樣態度。在當前全球抗擊疫情的關鍵時刻，支持世衛組織、支持總幹事，就是維護多邊主義的理念和原則，維護聯合國的地位和作用，也是維護國際社會在抗擊疫情面前的團結一致。總幹事以高票當選，一直得到會員國高度信任。你作為首個來自發展中國家尤其是非洲大陸的總幹事，也象徵著人類文明的進步發展。總幹事就任以來積極致力於全球公共衛生事業，做了大量創造性工作，得到各方高度評價。
王毅表示，抗擊疫情需要世界衛生組織繼續發揮應有的重要作用。對世衛組織的攻擊抹黑沒有事實依據，施壓脅迫更不得人心，任何有良知的國家都不會支持。疫情當前，各國人民需要世衛組織，挽救生命、剷除病毒需要世衛組織。相信總幹事將會帶領世衛組織秉持職業操守和科學態度，繼續協調國際社會共同抗擊疫情。中方始終高度重視世衛組織的地位和作用，願在現有合作基礎上，通過多種渠道，加大對世衛組織的支持力度。
王毅強調，習近平主席曾多次公開表示，病毒是人類的共同敵人，國際社會只有團結協作，才能戰而勝之。中方願同世界各國一道，大力加強抗疫合作，同舟共濟，共克時艱，直到在這個世界上徹底戰勝疫情。
譚德塞表示，感謝中方對世界衛生組織持續堅定的支持。我完全贊同支持世衛組織就是捍衛多邊主義。當前，全球處於病毒大流行的關鍵時刻，病毒不分國界，國際社會加強團結至關重要。只有團結一致抗疫，人類才能阻止病毒蔓延。如果國際社會出現分裂，病毒就會乘虛而入，加速擴散，疫情持續的時間將會更長，並會失去更多生命。
譚德塞表示，雖然我本人和世衛組織受到各種攻擊和抹黑，但我相信，只要堅持真理和做正確的事情，總有一天事實真相會大白於天下，歷史自會有公論。
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi:Supporting WHO is Supporting Multilateralism
On 18 April, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Wang said that I am calling you to convey the firm support of the Chinese government and people to WHO. I believe the international community and people across the world can tell right from wrong. At this critical juncture of the global campaign against COVID-19, supporting WHO and the Director-General is to defend the concept and principle of multilateralism, uphold the standing and role of the United Nations and safeguard international solidarity in the battle against the disease. You were elected to office with overwhelming support and have the trust of WHO member states. As the first Director-General from a developing country and, in particular, the African continent, your election is a big step forward in the progress of humanity. Since taking office, you have dedicated yourself to the cause of global public health and accomplished a tremendous amount of creative work, which have won high acclaims from all sides.
Wang underscored that the fight against COVID-19 requires WHO to continue playing its mandated and important role. The groundless attacks against WHO and the coercive pressure campaign will find no support from any country with conscience. Given the threat of this infectious disease, WHO is needed more than ever by people of all countries to save lives and eliminate the virus. I am confident that under the leadership of the Director-General, WHO will continue to coordinate the global campaign against COVID-19 with professionalism and guided by science. China highly values the position and role of WHO, and stands ready to increase support for the organization through various channels while carrying forward existing cooperation.
Wang stressed that President Xi Jinping had stated on many occasions that the virus is a common enemy of humanity, and can only be defeated by countries working together. China will strengthen unity and cooperation with all members of the international community in fighting COVID-19 until the virus is wiped out from our world.
Tedros thanked China for its sustained and firm support to WHO, and echoed the point that to support WHO is to defend multilateralism. The world is at a critical moment of a global pandemic. As the virus respects no borders, it is crucial for the international community to strengthen solidarity. Only through united efforts, can mankind stop the spread of the virus. If the international community is divided, the virus will exploit the crack and spread faster, stay longer, and claim more lives.
Tedros said that although WHO and himself have been attacked and abused, he will continue to focus on truth and do the right thing. Truth will eventually come out and history will make a fair judgment.
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