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Chairperson of this Foundation attended the Conference of Cities for Peace in the Mediterranean
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On September 21-22, last year, the Conference of Cities for Peace in the Mediterranean was held in Aubagne City, co-organized by Aubagne (France), Biograd na Moru (Croatia) and Granollers (Spain).
The theme of the conference was "What kind of local policies to promote a culture of Peace?"
Approximately 130 representatives from Mayors for Peace member cities and local municipality unions from 15 countries attended, mainly centering on Mediterranean nations such as France, Spain, Algeria, Cyprus and Croatia.
The Chairperson of this Foundation, Mr. Komizo, also attended.
Mr. Komizo read out a message from Hiroshima Mayor Matsui at the opening of the conference, and made a speech.
In the speech, he conveyed Hiroshima's message to the young people of the world, and stated his wish to contribute to the construction of a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons, based on mutual understanding.
The following day, participants adopted the Aubagne Appeal, and the conference closed with a speech by the mayor of Aubagne City and others.
Mayors for Peace passed a decision at the 8th General Meeting to work towards the revitalization of regional activities by member cities,
and is calling for members to hold regional conferences to discuss and decide on activity contents that match regional characteristics.
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