Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau revisits Peace Memorial Museum on the summit’s closing day to take a closer look at exhibits
Jun. 9, 2023
On June 8, it was revealed that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrived in Hiroshima City to attend the summit meeting of G7 (Group of Seven industrialized nations), made a private return visit to the Peace Memorial Museum two days after his first visit there with other leaders of the G7 nations.
According to several sources, Prime Minister Trudeau requested a closer look at the exhibits and visited the museum agai the afternoon of May 21 after the summit closed.
On May 8, the Canadian Embassy in Japan acknowledged the prime minister’s return visit to the museum in an interview with the Chugoku Shimbun, and said that they would refrain from announcing details due to the private nature of his visit. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, said in his press conference that day, “The Prime Minister made a return visit to the Peace Memorial Museum even though his stay in Hiroshima was limited. His visit is meaningful from the perspective of deepening understanding of the reality of the atomic bombing, for which I express my gratitude.”
On May 19, the first day of the Hiroshima Summit, the leaders of the G7 countries visited Peace Memorial Park together. At the East Building of the Peace Memorial Museum, they saw the paper cranes folded by Sadako Sakaki as well as belongings and artifacts which are usually exhibited in the Main Building, and listened to the testimony of Keiko Ogura, 85, an A-bomb survivor. On May 21, at a press conference held at the International Conference Center Hiroshima, Prime Minister Trudeau stated holding the summit in the A-bombed city strongly reminded him of the devastating consequences of war.
(Originally published on June 9, 2023)
According to several sources, Prime Minister Trudeau requested a closer look at the exhibits and visited the museum agai the afternoon of May 21 after the summit closed.
On May 8, the Canadian Embassy in Japan acknowledged the prime minister’s return visit to the museum in an interview with the Chugoku Shimbun, and said that they would refrain from announcing details due to the private nature of his visit. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, said in his press conference that day, “The Prime Minister made a return visit to the Peace Memorial Museum even though his stay in Hiroshima was limited. His visit is meaningful from the perspective of deepening understanding of the reality of the atomic bombing, for which I express my gratitude.”
On May 19, the first day of the Hiroshima Summit, the leaders of the G7 countries visited Peace Memorial Park together. At the East Building of the Peace Memorial Museum, they saw the paper cranes folded by Sadako Sakaki as well as belongings and artifacts which are usually exhibited in the Main Building, and listened to the testimony of Keiko Ogura, 85, an A-bomb survivor. On May 21, at a press conference held at the International Conference Center Hiroshima, Prime Minister Trudeau stated holding the summit in the A-bombed city strongly reminded him of the devastating consequences of war.
(Originally published on June 9, 2023)
