PHAM TUAN
On the morning of August 6, marking the 78th anniversary of the US dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima (Japan) during World War II, the city held a memorial service for the victims and sent a message about a world without nuclear weapons. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, government officials and more than 100 international guests attended the ceremony.
The ceremony was held at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on the morning of August 6. Photo: AP
According to a VNA correspondent in Tokyo, this year's event marked the first time in four years that it was held as normal after measures to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic were completely lifted in Japan. There were 7,000 seats arranged for those who wanted to attend the event, double the number of the event last year. Attendees observed a minute of silence for the victims of the disaster at 8:15 a.m. (local time) - the time the atomic bomb exploded in the sky over the city on August 6, 1945.
Speaking at the ceremony, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui expressed his appreciation for the visit of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders to the city's atomic bomb park and museum as evidence that the "Hiroshima spirit" has spread to international officials, and called on policymakers to abandon the theory of nuclear deterrence.
Regarding the “Hiroshima Vision” on Nuclear Disarmament adopted by the G7 leaders at the summit in May, Prime Minister Kishida said that the “Hiroshima Vision” once again strengthened the international community’s momentum in the process of nuclear disarmament. He also emphasized that the Japanese government will make every effort to realize a world without nuclear weapons.
On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb named “Little Boy” was dropped by an American bomber and exploded in the sky over Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m., killing about 140,000 people by the end of that year. On August 9 of the same year, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea recently held a meeting on addressing challenges to the global nuclear non-proliferation regime in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the First Preparatory Committee meeting for the 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). At the meeting, Yoon Jong Kwon, director general of the Korean Foreign Ministry's non-proliferation and nuclear affairs department, expressed the Korean government's strong commitment to the denuclearization of North Korea and called for strong support from the international community for this goal. Also at the event, the participants reaffirmed that the denuclearization of North Korea remains a priority issue in the NPT mechanism. |
Source link
Comment (0)