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U.S. representative to attend Nagasaki peace ceremony for 1st time+
TOKYO, Aug. 7 Kyodo -
The United States will send a representative for the first time to Nagasaki's annual peace memorial ceremony marking the U.S. atomic bombing in 1945, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Sunday.
Charge d'Affaires James Zumwalt said in a press release issued by the embassy, ''I am honored to be the first U.S. representative to attend the Peace Memorial in Nagasaki, and to express my respect for all the victims of World War II.''
''The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Japan to advance President (Barack) Obama's goal of realizing a world without nuclear weapons,'' Zumwalt, deputy chief of the mission at the embassy, said.
He attended a similar peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Saturday. Nagasaki's ceremony takes place Tuesday.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, who visited Nagasaki twice last year, will not be in Japan due to ''previously scheduled travel at the time of the ceremony'' in Nagasaki, according to the embassy.
Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue welcomed the announcement, saying the U.S. move is ''a step forward'' toward creating a world without nuclear weapons.
Taue said in a comment that he hopes Zumwalt will ''prey for the people killed by the atomic bomb, speak with survivors and deepen understanding'' of the lasting realities of the suffering.
Sakue Shimohira, a 76-year-old survivor of the bombing, praised the U.S. decision. ''For a long time we asked someone to represent (the U.S. government), but no one came until now. I respect this decision which, I guess, needed some courage.''
==Kyodo
2011-08-07 21:48:50
The United States will send a representative for the first time to Nagasaki's annual peace memorial ceremony marking the U.S. atomic bombing in 1945, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Sunday.
Charge d'Affaires James Zumwalt said in a press release issued by the embassy, ''I am honored to be the first U.S. representative to attend the Peace Memorial in Nagasaki, and to express my respect for all the victims of World War II.''
''The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Japan to advance President (Barack) Obama's goal of realizing a world without nuclear weapons,'' Zumwalt, deputy chief of the mission at the embassy, said.
He attended a similar peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Saturday. Nagasaki's ceremony takes place Tuesday.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, who visited Nagasaki twice last year, will not be in Japan due to ''previously scheduled travel at the time of the ceremony'' in Nagasaki, according to the embassy.
Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue welcomed the announcement, saying the U.S. move is ''a step forward'' toward creating a world without nuclear weapons.
Taue said in a comment that he hopes Zumwalt will ''prey for the people killed by the atomic bomb, speak with survivors and deepen understanding'' of the lasting realities of the suffering.
Sakue Shimohira, a 76-year-old survivor of the bombing, praised the U.S. decision. ''For a long time we asked someone to represent (the U.S. government), but no one came until now. I respect this decision which, I guess, needed some courage.''
==Kyodo
2011-08-07 21:48:50
