WHA REJECTION UNFAVOURABLE TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH|WHA未獲邀 府:排斥台灣 不利國際衛生防疫

On Tuesday, shortly after the deadline had passed, it has been confirmed that no invitation has been issued for Taiwan to attend this year's World Health Assembly. Presidential Office spokesperson Alex Huang called Taiwan's exclusion unreasonable and expressed the country's great regret and dissatisfaction. The Presidential Office also said the WHO exists for the health and well-being of all people in the world and excluding Taiwan may have a negative effect on efforts to prevent disease. The Presidential Office expressed deep regret and dissatisfaction over the fact that no invitation was issued for Taiwan to attend the upcoming WHA. It also called for the WHO to ensure Taiwan's 23 million people enjoy the same health rights and benefits as others. The office dismissed the statement from China's Taiwan Affairs Office that there will be no WHA without acknowledgment of the 1992 consensus. ==ALEX HUANG Presidential Office spokesperson== We express deep regret and dissatisfaction. We also call on the WHO to ensure Taiwan's 23 million people enjoy the same health rights and benefits as others. (There is no WHA without the 1992 consensus) Such a statement is disappointing and the people of Taiwan will not accept it. With two weeks remaining until the event opens, however, Taiwan will push for it to the last minute and is leaving for Geneva as scheduled, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shin-chung said. ==CHEN SHIH-CHUNG Minister of Health and Welfare== During the period of time, we will be preparing for a trip to Geneva. We still keep in contact with civic groups and local representatives in the hopes of being able to speak up for Taiwan on the international stage. Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga reiterated Japan's support for Taiwan's participation in the WHA and ROC's President Tsai Ing-wen tweeted her gratitude in Japanese for the 11th time. The media quoted American officials as saying that the US has been pushing for Taiwan's participation through the following approaches: existed dialogue channel between US-Taiwan international organizations, offering viewpoints to the WHO from the US Department of Health and Human Services and Department of State, and cooperation with countries which share the same viewpoint to support Taiwan's participation. The Mainland Affairs Council also called on China to stop suppressing Taiwan. ==ELEANOR WANG MOFA== We are seeking the assistance of our diplomatic allies and friendly countries with similar ideologies to contact the WHO and express our wishes. ==GENG SHUANG China Ministry of Foreign Affairs == Only under the one China principle can the two sides of the strait discuss Taiwan's participation in the event. It's a deadlock for Taiwan to seek assistance from foreign countries. Taiwan will send a delegation to Geneva even if it is not invited. If the delegation is not allowed to enter the conference venue, it will still take the opportunity to hold bilateral or multilateral meetings on the sidelines with delegations of participating countries. The legislature's Foreign and National Defense Committee is also planning on traveling to express its position outside the WHA venue. TRANSLATED BY：BRYANT CHANG 台灣在網路報名截止後，確定沒有受邀參與今年的WHA世界衛生大會，總統府今天表示遺憾與不滿，並強調任何將台灣排斥在外，甚至打壓的做法，違背國際衛生組織的成立宗旨，對台灣人民不公平，也對國際的衛生防疫造成難以預期的負面影響。 今年世界衛生大會WHA網路報名截止，台灣確定沒有受邀，總統府發出聲明，表達高度遺憾與不滿，呼籲WHO世界衛生組織，防疫無國界，應無差別對待2300萬台灣人健康權益；對於中國大陸國台辦以沒有九二共識就沒有WHA的論調，總統府則是不以為然。 ==總統府發言人 黃重諺== 我們表達高度遺憾以及不滿 也呼籲世界衛生組織 正視2300萬台灣人 應享有無差別對待之健康權益 （沒有九二共識就沒有WHA)類似這樣說法 的確讓人感到失望 國人也不會接受 距離WHA大會還有兩個禮拜，衛福部長陳時中今天雖然證實台灣沒有受邀，但強調會努力到最後一刻，並仍會按原訂計劃前往日內瓦。 ==衛福部長 陳時中== 這段時間我們也是準備 要到日內瓦 當然跟民間團體 跟當地的代表 我們都持續在聯繫中 期能夠為台灣在國際發聲 日本今天已透過官房長官菅義偉在例行記者會，重申支持台灣參與WHA的立場，總統蔡英文也第11次在推特用日文發文感謝；平面媒體則報導美方官員說法，美方仍努力爭取台灣與會，包括透過美台已建立的國際組織對話管道，和透過美衛生部和國務院讓WHO了解美方立場，以及爭取理念相同國家共同支持我國參與；陸委會也嚴正呼籲中方不應再打壓。 ==外交部發言人 王珮玲== 就是透過友邦 以及理念相近的友好國家 向世界衛生組織的方面 來逕洽 表達這樣子的訴求 ==中國外交部發言人 耿爽== 只有認同一個中國原則 才能通過兩岸協商 台灣地區參會的事宜 搞挾洋自重沒有出路 雖然未獲邀請，但台灣代表團仍會準時出發，一旦到日內瓦仍無法進入會場，也將在場外與其他國家做雙邊或多邊會談和技術性交流；而立法院外交委員會也同樣規劃要前往WHA會場外，表達我國立場。 記者 綜合報導