Foreign Secretary says while paying homage to victims of Hiroshima tragedy

PAYING tribute to those who lost their lives during the tragedy of Hiroshima, Robert Persaud, Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that there is no place for war in a modern society.

Persaud visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Naka Ward, Hiroshima, where he offered flowers at the Cenotaph for victims of the tragic bombing in 1945.
While offering flowers, he said that the tragedy of Hiroshima still haunts the world and the cost of war is unbearable.
As he paid a silent tribute by placing a bouquet of flowers at the Cenotaph after visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, guided by Toya Toshihiro, deputy director of the museum, he said that war and conflict should be avoided.

The Foreign Secretary met with Matsui Kazumi, Mayor of the City of Hiroshima, at the Hiroshima City Hall. During the engagement, he emphasised that there is no place for weapons of mass destruction while pursuing a peaceful and humanitarian world.

Notably, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited him to strengthen cooperation with Guyana as it will serve as a non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council from 2024.