According to The Hindu , during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, President Biden made a commitment to a world without nuclear weapons. The message was written by Mr. Biden in the guestbook of the museum – which preserves the aftermath of the US atomic bombing of this city in 1945.

“Hopefully the stories the museum holds remind us all of our obligation to build a peaceful future… Together, let us continue to make progress toward the day when we can finally and forever rid the world of nuclear weapons,” Biden’s message read.

President Biden wrote the note as he and other G7 leaders visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on May 19, kicking off a three-day G7 summit in the western Japanese city.

Also according to The Hindu, Mr. Biden is the second incumbent US president after former President Barack Obama to set foot in Hiroshima.

This is also the first time all G7 leaders, including the three nuclear powers, the US, UK and France, have visited the Hiroshima Memorial Museum together.

The Hiroshima Memorial Museum displays belongings left behind by victims, photographs and other documents showing the horrific consequences of the US dropping an atomic bomb on the city of the same name on August 6, 1945.

The bombing is estimated to have killed 140,000 people by the end of 1945.

The second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on August 9, 1945, causing Japan to surrender six days later, bringing an end to World War II.

As the driving force behind the decision to hold the summit in Hiroshima, Prime Minister Kishida stressed the need for G7 leaders to witness firsthand the consequences of using atomic bombs amid a lack of momentum toward a world without nuclear weapons.

Before leaving for Hiroshima, the Japanese leader pledged to promote the goal of a world without nuclear weapons at this G7 Summit.

Tra Khanh (Source: The Hindu)