Mori visits Taj Mahal after urging India to sign CTBT

Mori visits Taj Mahal after urging India to sign CTBT

AGRA, India - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) takes in the splendors of the Taj Mahal during a brief trip to Agra, 200 kilometers southeast of New Delhi, on Aug. 24. Mori flew into the city aboard a chartered flight and traveled the final kilometer to the 17th-century mausoleum in an electric vehicle, observing a rule aimed at protecting the world-famous structure from further air pollution damage. Earlier in the day in New Delhi, Mori repeated calls for India to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty on nuclear weapons.

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