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In Hiroshima, Ban says nuclear weapons-free planet 'only sane path' to safer world
A world free of weapons of mass destruction "is the only sane path to a safer world".
SG pays respects to atomic bomb victims
That is the message Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered on Friday as he paid solemn respects to the victims of the atomic bomb attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945.
The Secretary-General said he was honoured and deeply moved to be the first UN Secretary-General to participate in the Peace Memorial Ceremony on the 65th anniversary of "this tragic day."
He warned that "for as long as nuclear weapons exist, we will live under a nuclear shadow."
The Secretary-General said that is why he has made nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation a top priority for the United Nations.
"Sixty-five years ago, the fires of hell descended upon this place. Today, one fire burns here in this Peace Park. That is the Flame of Peace, a flame that will remain lit until nuclear weapons are no more."
The Secretary-General called for the realization of a world free of nuclear weapons so that "our children and all succeeding generations can live in freedom, security and peace."
Gerry Adams, United Nations
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