Nagasaki mayor offers wreath at A-bomb anniversary

Nagasaki mayor offers wreath at A-bomb anniversary

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito (2nd from R) and representatives of bereaved families of those who died in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki offer wreaths in a ceremony marking the 55th anniversary of the bombing, at Nagasaki Peace Park on Aug. 9. Addressing the ceremony, Ito called on the nuclear powers to immediately begin multilateral negotiations on the early conclusion of a comprehensive treaty banning nuclear weapons.

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