From the 10th, an "International Council of Eminent Persons" will be held in Hiroshima, where intellectuals from Japan and abroad will discuss nuclear disarmament.
Prime Minister Kishida, who proposed the conference, hopes that the conference will serve as an opportunity to foster momentum toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, leading to next year's G7 Hiroshima Summit.
Prime Minister Kishida proposed that the "International Council of Eminent Persons" should be a forum for nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear-weapon states to transcend their respective positions and share their wisdom for nuclear disarmament. It will be held in Hiroshima City on the schedule of
On the first day, the 10th, video messages from former US President Barack Obama and UN Secretary-General António Guterres will be introduced, and experts from Japan, the US, Russia and other countries will exchange opinions.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida is scheduled to attend the closing session on the 11th and give a speech, which is expected to reiterate his determination to abolish nuclear weapons.
It has been pointed out that efforts toward nuclear disarmament have stalled, such as the ``final document'' not being adopted due to the opposition of Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, at the review conference of the NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in August. .
As Prime Minister Kishida, I would like to use this conference as an opportunity to foster global momentum for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and hope that this will lead to the G7 Hiroshima Summit in May next year.