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Japan welcomes U.N. nuclear arms statement

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Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida welcomed Oct. 22 a statement issued at a U.N. committee that drew attention to the humanitarian consequences of nuclear arms, calling it an expression of "political will."

The statement, whose drafting was led by New Zealand, says that "it is in the interest of the very survival of humanity that nuclear weapons are never used again, under any circumstances."

Kishida reiterated Tokyo's determination to lead international efforts to realize a world without nuclear weapons. (Kyodo)

国連の核兵器不使用声明、日本が初参加

岸田文雄外務大臣は10月22日、国連総会で発表された核兵器の非人道性と不使用について訴える共同声明で、唯一の戦争被爆国である日本の初めての参加を表明した。

The Japan Times ST: November 1, 2013