Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed that Tokyo will not join the Nuclear Weapon-Free-Doing Treaty, but will promote dialogue between nuclear and non-nuclear states.
“Although we share the goal of banning nuclear weapons, the participation of nuclear powers is essential for building a world without nuclear weapons. But unfortunately, the nuclear states do not participate in the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons, “the prime minister said at a press conference in Hiroshima after the ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing.
Abe promised to promote in the international community the acceleration of the dialogue between nuclear and non-nuclear powers.
Earlier, at the ceremony in Hiroshima, Mayor of Kazumi Matsui, speaking with the “Declaration of Peace”, supported the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, but did not call on the Japanese government to join him. Instead, he demanded that the Japanese government maintain a peaceful constitution and take the initiative to build a world free of nuclear weapons.
The treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons was signed at the UN in July 2017. Japan, whose defense depends on the United States, did not sign it on the pretext of not wanting to increase disagreement between nuclear and non-nuclear powers.