In Hiroshima, Abe Calls for World Free of Nuclear Weapons
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated Japan’s call for a world free of atomic weapons at a ceremony in Hiroshima to mark the 70th anniversary of the first nuclear attack.
Abe made his remarks Thursday morning in front of thousands of people gathered in stifling heat, including elderly survivors and schoolchildren. Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, was the first official to be dispatched from Washington to the ceremony, also attended by U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.