The government announced that it will hold an "International Council of Eminent Persons" for two days from the 10th of next month, inviting experts from overseas to Hiroshima to discuss nuclear disarmament.

This was announced by Foreign Minister Hayashi at a press conference on the 11th.



According to this, an "International Council of Eminent Persons" will be held for two days from the 10th of next month, inviting experts from overseas to Hiroshima to discuss nuclear disarmament.



The chairman of the conference will be Takashi Shiraishi, chairman of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, and the attendance of Prime Minister Kishida on the first day will be coordinated.



Minister Hayashi said, "I hope that participants from both nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear-weapon states will exchange their wisdom beyond their own standpoints, and have free and fruitful discussions on concrete paths toward the realization of a world free of nuclear weapons. I am doing,” he said.



In holding the conference, the government is calling on the leaders of each country to participate online, and according to officials, former President Obama of the United States is expected to send a video message.