Some countries are trying to justify their insufficient COVID-19 response measures by attacking the World Health Organization (WHO), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Saturday.
"I don't want the desire to unite to get politicized. I see signs of politicization in attacks on the WHO," Lavrov said.
"In my opinion, the attacks are a manifestation of the desire to excuse certain actions that were too late, too insufficient," he added.
The WHO is not perfect, but it fulfills its role, acting as a leading and coordinating body in the sphere of healthcare, the minister said.
"The activity of the WHO is determined by its member states," he added.
