Enhancement of Mayors for Peace activities
Visit to Republic of Kazakhstan
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On August 29, 2014, Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, Secretary-General of Mayors for Peace (Chairperson of this Foundation) attended the 25th Anniversary Ceremony of the Nevada-Semey International Anti-Nuclear Movement as representative of Hiroshima Mayor Matsui, which was held in Semey City in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During his time there he also visited Mayors for Peace member cities and attended an international conference organized by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and other organizations.
Mr. Komizo's main activities are outlined below.
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Attendance at 25th Anniversary Ceremony of the Nevada-Semey International Anti-Nuclear Movement
This event was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the movement calling for the closure of the nuclear test site at Semipalatinsk in the former Soviet Union.
Mr. Komizo attended various events, including reading out a message from the Mayor of Hiroshima, and, at a venue where over 10,000 citizens had gathered, planting a sapling of a second-generation atomic bombed gingko tree that he had brought from Hiroshima.
Visit to Mayors for Peace member cities
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Mr. Komizo reads out the message from the Mayor of Hiroshima
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Mr. Komizo met with the Mayor of Kazakhstan's capital city, Astana, and the Deputy Mayor of Semey City, which is a Leader City in Mayors for Peace.
He asked them for their further cooperation in Mayors for Peace activities and for their support in recruiting new member cities.
The Mayor of Astana City stated that he would proactively lobby other cities to join Mayors for Peace.
The Deputy Mayor of Semey City said that he wants to continue with collaboration between Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Semey and Mayors for Peace to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Attendance at the 21st IPPNW World Congress
Mr. Komizo attended the Plenary Session of the IPPNW World Congress held in Astana City, on the theme of "The Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons".
He gave a speech at the session, where he paid his respect to the ongoing efforts of the IPPNW at a global level.
He also spoke about the actual damage from the atomic bomb, the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, and the activities of Mayors for Peace.
Mr. Komizo also met with Dr Tilman Ruff, who is the co-chairperson of IPPNW and one of the key members of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
They discussed preparations for the 3rd International Conference (Vienna Conference) on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons (held on December 8-9, 2014, in Vienna).
Attendance at the X Annual International Conference themed Ecology, Radiation. Health
Mr. Komizo attended the X Annual International Conference themed Ecology, Radiation.
Health, held at Semey State Medical University, where he made a speech about the importance of collaboration between medical organizations for radiation exposure victims in Semey, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
He also attended an event held by the University.
The President of the University said that he would like to continue collaborative efforts with Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and promote health care for radiation exposure victims and work for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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