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Mon, 12/28/2009 - 02:18
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Iran to host conference on nuclear disarmament
TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) -- Iran plans to hold an international conference on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, a top Iranian security official said on Thursday.
Saeed Jalili, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, made the remarks during his visits to the site of nuclear bombardment in Hiroshima and the city’s memorial museum.
He told also reporters that the U.S. must be stripped of its nuclear weapons and the veto right at the UN Security Council as the “least punishment” for dropping nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.
Unfortunately, the U.S. was not censured for such a horrendous crime, instead, the country was awarded veto right at the Security Council, he said.
“The Hiroshima disaster showed that certain powers like the U.S. make no hesitation to kill innocent people whenever they find it meets their interests.”
60 years have passed since the tragedy took place and unfortunately, none of the U.S. presidents has come to Hiroshima to apologize for committing such a crime, he stated.
Even Barack Obama, who uses slogan of change, did not come to Hiroshima during his recent visit to Japan, he added.
“Of course, the real apology is that the U.S. is stripped of nuclear and other weapons mass destruction,” Jalili observed.
“I hope that the U.S. president accepts invitation by Hiroshima mayor and come to Hiroshima and apologize to (Hiroshima’s) people,” he noted.
The high-ranking official also said the fact that the U.S. and other major powers are not committed to eliminating their nuclear weapons, is “the biggest threat to global security”.
He called on the international community to pressure Washington to eradicate its atomic arsenal.
During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan. The bombs killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945, with roughly half of those deaths occurring on the days of the bombings.
Saeed Jalili, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, made the remarks during his visits to the site of nuclear bombardment in Hiroshima and the city’s memorial museum.
He told also reporters that the U.S. must be stripped of its nuclear weapons and the veto right at the UN Security Council as the “least punishment” for dropping nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.
Unfortunately, the U.S. was not censured for such a horrendous crime, instead, the country was awarded veto right at the Security Council, he said.
“The Hiroshima disaster showed that certain powers like the U.S. make no hesitation to kill innocent people whenever they find it meets their interests.”
60 years have passed since the tragedy took place and unfortunately, none of the U.S. presidents has come to Hiroshima to apologize for committing such a crime, he stated.
Even Barack Obama, who uses slogan of change, did not come to Hiroshima during his recent visit to Japan, he added.
“Of course, the real apology is that the U.S. is stripped of nuclear and other weapons mass destruction,” Jalili observed.
“I hope that the U.S. president accepts invitation by Hiroshima mayor and come to Hiroshima and apologize to (Hiroshima’s) people,” he noted.
The high-ranking official also said the fact that the U.S. and other major powers are not committed to eliminating their nuclear weapons, is “the biggest threat to global security”.
He called on the international community to pressure Washington to eradicate its atomic arsenal.
During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan. The bombs killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945, with roughly half of those deaths occurring on the days of the bombings.
