Hiroshima Declaration adopted at "OB Summit" held in Hiroshima
Apr. 20, 2010
by Yumi Kanazaki, Staff Writer
The 28th Annual Plenary Meeting of the InterAction Council ("OB Summit"), in session with the participation of former state leaders and others, started substantial discussion on the second day, April 19, at a hotel in Hiroshima. They adopted the "Hiroshima Declaration" with proposals for various initiatives, including a call for the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference "to demonstrate determination to put in place an effective process to eliminate and outlaw nuclear weapons."
The declaration also urges "a resolution by the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council declaring that uses of nuclear weapons would constitute a crime against humanity," as one of the agenda items to be discussed at the NPT Review Conference.
In addition, the declaration calls on nuclear weapons states to "commit to a no-first-use policy" of nuclear weapons, to take nuclear weapons "off high alert," and to define the nature of alliances among nations "in a way that excludes any reliance on nuclear weapons."
The declaration was jointly signed by 19 former state leaders, including Seyed Mohammad Khatami, former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who is absent from the meeting, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, and others, totaling 42 people.
The "OB Summit" will close on April 20, after releasing the joint statement.
(Originally published on April 20, 2010)
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The 28th Annual Plenary Meeting of the InterAction Council ("OB Summit"), in session with the participation of former state leaders and others, started substantial discussion on the second day, April 19, at a hotel in Hiroshima. They adopted the "Hiroshima Declaration" with proposals for various initiatives, including a call for the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference "to demonstrate determination to put in place an effective process to eliminate and outlaw nuclear weapons."
The declaration also urges "a resolution by the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council declaring that uses of nuclear weapons would constitute a crime against humanity," as one of the agenda items to be discussed at the NPT Review Conference.
In addition, the declaration calls on nuclear weapons states to "commit to a no-first-use policy" of nuclear weapons, to take nuclear weapons "off high alert," and to define the nature of alliances among nations "in a way that excludes any reliance on nuclear weapons."
The declaration was jointly signed by 19 former state leaders, including Seyed Mohammad Khatami, former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who is absent from the meeting, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, and others, totaling 42 people.
The "OB Summit" will close on April 20, after releasing the joint statement.
(Originally published on April 20, 2010)
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