Top Iranian official visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Jul. 6, 2009
by Takuya Murata, Staff Writer
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on July 5.
Guided by Toshihiko Kunishige, vice-director of the museum, Mr. Boroujerdi looked closely at the exhibits, including a panoramic model of the city center in the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and school uniforms worn by female students that were burnt and tattered by the blast.
In the museum’s guest book, Mr. Boroujerdi wrote, “I will take back the real situation of the damage wrought by the atomic bombing as the saddest incident in World War II.”
Mr. Boroujerdi denied Iran’s suspected nuclear development and told reporters, “Our nation is opposed to producing atomic bombs.” He stressed that Iran’s objective is the peaceful use of nuclear energy and said, “Iran seeks peace, as Japan does. There should be no concern about our nuclear development.”
He commended the efforts of Mayors for Peace, chaired by Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, which aims at the abolition of nuclear weapons by the year 2020. “I support their efforts and sincerely hope that their goal will be realized,” he said.
Mr. Boroujerdi is visiting Japan at the invitation of the Iran-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League to commemorate the 80th year of ties between Iran and Japan. To pay tribute to the A-bomb victims, a delegation of 12 parliamentarians and others visited Hiroshima. They offered a wreath at the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims and looked closely at the A-bomb Dome.
(Originally published on July 6, 2009)
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on July 5.
Guided by Toshihiko Kunishige, vice-director of the museum, Mr. Boroujerdi looked closely at the exhibits, including a panoramic model of the city center in the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and school uniforms worn by female students that were burnt and tattered by the blast.
In the museum’s guest book, Mr. Boroujerdi wrote, “I will take back the real situation of the damage wrought by the atomic bombing as the saddest incident in World War II.”
Mr. Boroujerdi denied Iran’s suspected nuclear development and told reporters, “Our nation is opposed to producing atomic bombs.” He stressed that Iran’s objective is the peaceful use of nuclear energy and said, “Iran seeks peace, as Japan does. There should be no concern about our nuclear development.”
He commended the efforts of Mayors for Peace, chaired by Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, which aims at the abolition of nuclear weapons by the year 2020. “I support their efforts and sincerely hope that their goal will be realized,” he said.
Mr. Boroujerdi is visiting Japan at the invitation of the Iran-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League to commemorate the 80th year of ties between Iran and Japan. To pay tribute to the A-bomb victims, a delegation of 12 parliamentarians and others visited Hiroshima. They offered a wreath at the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims and looked closely at the A-bomb Dome.
(Originally published on July 6, 2009)
