The first-time attendance of a delegate from the United States to ceremonies commemorating for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan has been used to push for a world free of nuclear weapons.
…Scene from the Hiroshima ceremony
The first-time attendance of a delegate from the United States to ceremonies commemorating for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan has been used to push for a world free of nuclear weapons.
American Ambassador John Roos joined representatives from 74 other nations at the ceremony.
A moment of silence was held at 08:15, the exact time the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 that killed 140,000 people. Offerings of water were given to the dead.
Roos said in a statement that he wanted to use the ceremony to push for a nuclear-free world, which is top of the international agenda of US President Barack Obama.
Ambassador Roos attending the Hiroshima ceremony
For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realize a world without nuclear weapons, Roos said.
Hiroshima mayor Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba welcomed the American Ambassador’s attendance and agreed with the idea of eliminating nuclear weapons from the world, reports The UK Guardian.
We need to…
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Hiroshima Ceremony Pushes Nuke-Free Agenda
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