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On the morning of May 21, within the framework of the expanded G7 Summit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and heads of delegations from invited countries visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima city, Japan.

Here, heads of delegations from guest countries attending the expanded G7 Summit were introduced to the atomic bombing in Hiroshima that killed 140,000 people, many of whom were children.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Delegates heard stories about a school for children to do community service on the streets at the time of the bombing; saw paintings of children burned in the bombing; children's bicycles; stories about children who died from radiation poisoning...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited heads of delegations from guest countries and heads of international organizations to visit the Peace Memorial Museum. There, the heads of delegations viewed an electronic model of Hiroshima before and after the bombing; viewed some pictures of the devastated city as well as artifacts left after the bombing.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and heads of delegations signed the guest book.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the heads of delegations signed the guest book. Afterwards, the heads of delegations went to the Peace Monument area and laid wreaths at the memorial stele for the victims of the atomic bombing.

The guests' visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was of special significance, as it is home to traces of the aftermath of the US atomic bombing of the city on August 6, 1945.

Japan's choice of Hiroshima as the venue for the summit is to affirm its political goal of a world without nuclear weapons. This is also the first time this city has hosted the G7's biggest and most important event of the year.

Delegates commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing. Photo: Duong Giang

The Atomic Bomb Dome stands tall in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park as a reminder of the destruction and damage caused by nuclear weapons.

With that meaning, Hiroshima was chosen to host the G7 Summit and the expanded G7 Summit this year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida once said that Hiroshima was chosen to focus the attention of countries on the issue of nuclear disarmament. Since then, G7 leaders have almost witnessed the consequences of using atomic bombs firsthand.

This is also one of Japan's top priorities at the conference, aiming to "build a world without nuclear weapons", with the foundation of joint efforts being mutual trust and transparency among nuclear-weapon-possessing countries. Hiroshima is striving to be recognized as an international city of peace and culture with three pillars: "a city that spreads peace to the world", "a vibrant and internationally open city" and "a cultural city full of humanity".

Thu Hang (From Hiroshima, Japan)

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