NGOs urge PM Kishida to hold substantial nuclear debate at G-7

Leaders of non-governmental organizations aiming to influence discussion at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday to engage in substantial debate on nuclear weapons.The Civil 7, made up of NGOs from 72 countries and over 700 people, also urged G-7 leaders to meet with atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and include in the final communique commitments such as unequivocally condemning threats to use nuclear weapons.The NGOs are calling for G-7 leaders to launch urgent negotiations to achieve the complete elimination of nuclear weapons before 204…READ FULL ARTICLE