German Foreign Minister visits Nagasaki Aiming to realize a world without nuclear weapons

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is visiting Japan, visited the A-bombed area of ​​Nagasaki City on the 10th to meet with the A-bomb survivors and emphasized his stance toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is visiting Japan, visited Nagasaki City on the 10th, and at the Atomic Bomb Museum, Mayor Tagami and others explained the damage situation at that time and the effects of radiation exposure.

Then, he moved to the Memorial Peace Memorial Hall, where the "List of the Atomic Bomb Victims" was stored, and said, "As long as nuclear weapons exist, there is a danger that a terrible reality will occur again, and a world without nuclear weapons will be realized. Our commitment will not be weakened, "he wrote in the Yoshinori.

Germany, a major member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), emphasizes nuclear deterrence under the US nuclear umbrella as Russia continues to invade Ukraine, while holding nuclear weapons last month. We are also advocating the realization of a "world without nuclear weapons," such as participating as an observer in the Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition.

Foreign Minister Bearbock met with Mr. Shigemitsu Tanaka, the chairman of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims Council, who talked about his experience of being exposed in his garden at the age of four and said, "Creating a peaceful world." We must build a relationship of trust through exchanges and diplomacy rather than confrontation and force. "

In response, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, "I received a testimony that conveys the cruelty of the war. It is very important for the A-bomb survivors and others to pass on." I emphasized the posture.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will meet with Foreign Minister Hayashi in Tokyo on the 11th.

Chairman Tanaka of the disaster-affected cooperative that I met "Expecting a central role to relieve tensions in Europe"

Mr. Shigemitsu Tanaka, the chairman of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims Council, responded to the interview after meeting with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. I would like to expect a central role. "

Also, regarding Germany's participation as an observer in the Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons held last month, "I think everyone has a desire to abolish nuclear weapons even under the umbrella of the United States. I would like the government of Japan, which is a country that has been bombed by the war, to participate in the next conference of the Parties and to disseminate the suffering of the survivors. "