France and Germany erupted in frustration over World Health Organization reform in frustration after the United States tried to hold talks despite decisions to leave the organization, according to a report.
The US announced in July that it was planning to leave the agency after President Trump accused the leadership and organization of close ties to China that may have caused the WHO to abuse the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington, however, remains involved in reform talks, Reuters reported, which lasted nearly four months during the pandemic.
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Three officials told Reuters that despite its intentions to leave the WHO, the US tried this week to take the lead in reform talks. The health ministries of France and Germany confirmed to Reuters that each nation was against the US leading the talks.
The general scheme of the American roadmap for reform is not known.
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“Nobody wants to be dragged into a reform process and get an overview of a country that even just left the WHO,” said a senior European official involved in the talks.
Other peoples remained involved, but a spokesman for the Italian Ministry of Health indicated that Italy agreed with its European allies regarding US involvement in the talks.
“Everyone has been critical of Tedros,” one negotiator from a European G7 country told Reuters, referring to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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“All members of the G7 explicitly support the substance of the ideas of the WHO reform,” said a Trump administration official. “Nevertheless, it is unfortunate that Germany and France ultimately chose not to join the group to support the roadmap.”
