Hiroshima mayor to urge gov't to act on nuke ban treaty

Hiroshima mayor to urge gov't to act on nuke ban treaty

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui reads aloud the outline of a peace declaration during a press conference at the municipal government in the city on Aug. 1, 2017. The declaration, which urges the Japanese government to act on the nuclear weapons ban treaty, will be issued at the peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 6, the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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