The WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Moscow will be closed. This decision was made during the session of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization, which took place on Monday, May 15.. This was announced by the Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko.

According to him, it was decided to move the office to Copenhagen.. The corresponding process was initiated by Ukraine in May last year..

“Today, Russia once again showed its true face, trying to drag out the process through manipulations and coalitions with countries dependent on it..

However, this did not change the result,"

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According to him, the closure of the office in Moscow is the first successful example of the exit of the representative office of an international organization from Russia..

In May last year, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine called for the termination of Russia's membership in the executive committee of the World Health Organization. Such an initiative was proposed after Russia applied to the WHO with a denial of its guilt in the deaths and executions of Ukrainians..