The “International Council of Eminent Persons”, where intellectuals from Japan and abroad discuss nuclear disarmament in the atomic bombed city of Hiroshima, opened on the 10th.
The "International Council of Eminent Persons" was proposed by Prime Minister Kishida as a way for states with and without nuclear weapons to transcend their standpoints and discuss the issue of nuclear disarmament.
The first conference opened in Hiroshima on the 10th, and in the opening session, Prime Minister Kishida said, "I sincerely hope that the discussions at the conference will be an important step toward increasing international momentum toward a world free of nuclear weapons." was read on behalf of
This was followed by video messages from former US President Barack Obama, who became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima in 2016, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Former President Obama said, "There has been a frustrating setback in recent years in reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, and even small progress requires a lot of effort, but the effort is worth it. We are here for our children." We have a responsibility to pursue a world without nuclear weapons."
“This is the first time since the Cold War that we have heard an explicit threat to use nuclear weapons.
The conference will be held until the 11th, and experts from Japan, the United States, Russia, etc. will hold discussions, and Prime Minister Kishida will attend the closing session on the 11th.