A-bomb survivor group and meeting Prime Minister Abe revisited the idea of working on nuclear disarmament August 6 14:22
On the 6th of “A-bomb Day”, Prime Minister Abe met with representatives of A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima City and did not participate in the nuclear weapons ban treaty, but he shared the goals and encouraged each country to work on nuclear disarmament. The idea of encouraging efforts to convey the tragic experience of the next generation to the next generation.
On the 6th, 74 years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Prime Minister Abe attended the Peace Memorial Ceremony and met seven representatives of the A-bomb survivors at a hotel in Hiroshima City.
Among them, the representative of the group requested that the Japanese government sign and ratify the “Nuclear Weapons Convention,” which prohibits the development and possession of nuclear weapons as the only war-bombed country.
In response, Prime Minister Abe said, “While our goals are shared by Japan, what is important is to build up specific nuclear disarmament efforts with the cooperation of both nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states. ”, He reiterated his thoughts on promoting nuclear disarmament in each country, even though he did not participate in the treaty.
On that basis, Prime Minister Abe said, “We will continue to make efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons, as well as support measures for A-bomb survivors and efforts to convey the tragic experience of atomic bombs beyond generations. I want to move forward. "