Special to The Asahi Shimbun
April 25, 2021 at 17:30 JST
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting of his senior secretaries at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 12. (Yonhap via AP)
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, and other world leaders made a fresh call for international cooperation to defeat the novel coronavirus pandemic. This message is co-authored by the leaders of 24 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and South Korea, as well as the European Council president. [Read More]
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