No Final Joint G-7 Statement After U.S. Insisted On Calling The Curent Coronavirus Pandemic The 'Wuhan Virus'

Politico: Pompeo, G-7 foreign ministers spar over ‘Wuhan virus’

At issue is whether to link the coronavirus directly to China.

WASHINGTON — Foreign ministers from the Group of 7 leading industrialized democracies sparred Wednesday over whether to call out China as the source of the coronavirus pandemic.

Meeting by video conference because of the outbreak, the ministers agreed on the need for joint efforts to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease being called COVID-19. But U.S. and European diplomats said the ministers were unable to agree on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s call for the virus to be identified by name as the “Wuhan virus.”

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WNU Editor: The G-7 foreign ministers did agree on this .... Pompeo: G7 agrees China spreads 'disinformation' about coronavirus (i24/AFP).

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