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Hiroshima and Nagasaki city councils pass resolution to work for nuclear abolition, following visit by President Obama

by Masanori Wada, Staff Writer

Following the visit to Hiroshima by U.S. President Barack Obama, the Hiroshima city council and the Nagasaki city council have passed a resolution at their respective plenary sessions on June 16 which pledges that they will strengthen their united efforts to help advance the abolition of nuclear weapons and create lasting peace in the world. This is reportedly the first time that the A-bombed cities have passed the same resolution on the same day.

The resolutions stress that President Obama’s visit should be seen as a good opportunity “to take concrete action to help realize the abolition of nuclear arms” with both city councils continuing their efforts to convey the reality of the atomic bombings by urging more world leaders to visit the A-bomb cities, among other actions. The resolution passed in Nagasaki also includes the hope that President Obama will pay a visit to that city.

The resolutions were pursued and passed as a result of the Hiroshima city council reaching out to its counterpart in Nagasaki. In both councils, the resolutions passed unanimously. At a press conference after the plenary session of the Hiroshima city council, Masanori Nagata, the chairperson of the council, said that the Hiroshima body would like to strengthen its collaboration with the Nagasaki city council by creating an action plan for nuclear abolition efforts and taking other steps.

(Originally published on June 17, 2016)

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