Taipei, Nov. 24 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian expressed happiness Wednesday to seeing the World Medical Association's (WMA's) recent approval of Taiwan's request for a membership name change from "Chinese Medical Association Taipei" to "Taiwan Medical Association."
While receiving visiting WMA Chairman Yank D. Coble, Jr. and Vice Chairman Dr. Tai Joon Moon at the Presidential Office Wednesday, Chen expressed gratitude for their assistance in the country's successful bid to have the name changed at a WMA general assembly held in Tokyo last month.
Chen also told Coble of Taiwan's desire to join the World Health Organization (WHO), a continuing attempt of which the WMA has been supportive since 2001, that has always failed due to mainland China's opposition.