New Delhi : At the event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ambassador of Japan to India, ONO Keiichi said, “…In October 1957, the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru visited Hiroshima as the first foreign leader to visit the city after the atomic bombings. In May 2023, Prime Minister Modi visited the city during the G7 Hiroshima summit meeting. This marked the second visit to Hiroshima by an Indian Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru…On August 6, here in Delhi, I visited the Parliament to observe a moment of silence at the Lok Sabha, in memory of the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The moment of silence has been observed almost every year for 40 years, since 1985. I believe that India is the only country that continues this practice to this day. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the people of India for their unwavering, compassion for the victims over such a long period”
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