Special to The Asahi Shimbun
April 25, 2021 at 17:30 JST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech during a parliament session about a new law to battle the coronavirus pandemic at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin on April 16. (AP Photo)
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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