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Saba Yemen
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Dr. Bin Habtoor Receives Shield of Third "Palestine: The Central Cause of the Nation" Conference
Sana'a - Saba: Dr. Abdulaziz Saleh bin Habtoor, a member of the Supreme Political Council, received the shield of the third "Palestine: The Central Cause of the Nation" conference, which was held in Sana'a at the end of Ramadan 1446 AH. The shield was presented during his meeting today with the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Conference's High Committee, Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi, who handed it over alongside the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee, Dr. Abdulrahim Al-Hamran, his deputy Dr. Ahmed Al-Arami, and the Assistant Director of the Prime Minister's Office and High Committee member, Taha Al-Sufiani, in recognition of his role in the success of the conference. Dr. Bin Habtoor expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the Chairman of the High Committee and all its members and subcommittees, stating his pride in receiving this shield, which is linked to a distinguished local, Arab, and international academic event. He highlighted the great importance of the conference in supporting the Palestinian cause, which is going through one of the most crucial stages of its liberation struggle since the launch of the blessed "Al-Aqsa Flood" battle. He also noted the significant direct and indirect international participation in the third edition of the scientific conference and the remarkable success it achieved at all levels. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Asahi Shimbun
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Asahi Shimbun
Nagasaki to invite Russia, Israel to A-bomb memorial event
Last year's Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony was held in the city on Aug. 9, 2024, to commemorate the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) NAGASAKI—In a break from last year's snubs, the city government here will invite Russia, Belarus and Israel to the annual Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony, Mayor Shiro Suzuki announced at a May 8 news conference. 'We'd like every country to gather for the ceremony in Nagasaki, where an atomic bomb was dropped, despite all the divisions,' Suzuki said. The choice is a departure from the city's stance last year where the three were not invited. Israel's exclusion earned the city criticism and backlash from countries including the United States and Britain. Both nations' ambassadors and those from four other major countries and the EU skipped the 2024 ceremony. Each year, the city sends invitations to foreign diplomatic missions in Japan for its annual peace ceremony that is held on the Aug. 9 anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. However, since 2022 it has refrained from inviting Russia and Belarus because of the Russian invasion to Ukraine. Israel was added to this list last year in light of its continued attacks on Gaza in Palestine; organizers were concerned about potential protests and other unpredictable risks during the ceremony. Rahm Emanuel, then-U.S. ambassador to Japan, argued this was not the case and the snub was for political reasons rather than security risks. Suzuki said the reason for this year's change was made based on his experience attending the third Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The meeting of the committee was held at the U.N. headquarters in New York from April 28 to May 9. Suzuki felt the international situation around realizing a world without nuclear weapons was "extremely severe" during the meeting. 'I want them to witness and feel, with their eyes, ears and hearts, the cruel and inhumane consequences of nuclear weapons in today's deeply divided world,' he said. The city plans to invite a total of 157 countries and regions to this year's event. Bag checks and increased security are part of its risk management plan and it hopes to carry out the ceremony in a solemn and peaceful setting. Hiroshima, which was bombed three days before Nagasaki, did not invite Russia and Belarus to its annual ceremony last year. The city was criticized for its "double standard" in choosing to welcome Israel. This year, it is changing its system of extending "invitations" and will instead "notify" entities of the event.
NHK
30-04-2025
- Politics
- NHK
US, China, Russia keep each other in check at nuclear disarmament meeting
Delegates from the United States, Russia and China -- which together possess more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons -- kept each other in check at a nuclear disarmament meeting at the UN in New York. The delegates spoke on Tuesday at a meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the NPT. The US delegate noted that the risks of nuclear war and of nuclear proliferation have increased in recent years, and that President Donald Trump "has spoken often about the importance of averting the risk." The delegate accused China of "rapidly and opaquely building up its nuclear arsenal and threatening global peace and stability," and criticized Russia for developing "novel nuclear weapons." The Russian representative said the West's infringement upon other countries' core interests has triggered serious strategic risks, including the potentially dangerous threat of a direct armed confrontation between nuclear-armed states. The Chinese representative, referring to the United States and Russia, claimed the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals must fulfill their special and primary responsibilities for nuclear disarmament. All three countries acknowledged the importance of the NPT framework itself, which recognizes them as nuclear powers together with Britain and France.
28-04-2025
- Politics
Nobel Laureates Urge Trump, Putin to Meet on Nuke Disarmament
New York, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Three Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations have jointly sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging them to meet face-to-face and reach an agreement on nuclear disarmament. "The expansion of nuclear weapons capabilities is not a route to safety," the organizations said in the letter, released on Monday ahead of the third session in New York of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The organizations are the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, or IPPNW, which won the peace prize in 2024, 2017 and 1985, respectively. "This is the moment to show the world the courageous and visionary leadership that is needed," the organizations said, referring to the 1986 summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, where they signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Times
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Japan's foreign minister to attend NPT review prep meeting
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend the third Preparatory Committee session for the 2026 Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, to be held in New York from April 28, government sources said Friday. Iwaya will be the first Japanese foreign minister to attend such a meeting since April 2018. His participation is aimed at demonstrating Japan's commitment to the NPT regime, according to the sources. He is expected to deliver a speech at the meeting to reiterate Tokyo's determination to achieve nuclear disarmament and abolition. Last month, the government did not participate in the third meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, held in New York, although it was asked to do so by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, which won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. At that time, Iwaya stated that it was desirable to promote international nuclear disarmament under the NPT. "It's more important than ever to maintain and strengthen the NPT regime, which is the cornerstone of international nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation," Iwaya told a news conference Friday. "I'll do my best to achieve substantial results."
