「核兵器の全面的廃絶の国際の日」国連総会ハイレベル会合における石兼大使ステートメント
令和4年9月26日
(As delivered)
Mr. President,
I would like to express my appreciation to you for convening this high-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
There is deep concern that the possibility of nuclear weapon use today is higher than at any time since the heights of the Cold War. With this in mind, at the NPT Review Conference last month, Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Fumio Kishida proposed the “Hiroshima Action Plan” as the first step of a realistic road map to the ideal of a world without nuclear weapons. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Kishida and building on the ideas enshrined in the plan, Japan will continue to work with the international community to realize a world without nuclear weapons, including through the UN General Assembly resolution on the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Mr. President,
Another such effort was the holding of the Meeting of the Friends of the CTBT at the leaders’ level for the first time, which took place here in NY last week. Through this meeting, the international community demonstrated its strong political will towards the early entry into force of the CTBT and its determination to make the ban on nuclear weapon test explosions an international norm.
In this connection, Japan continues to express its deep concern over the DPRK’s continuous violations of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions through the development of its nuclear and missile programs. Its ballistic missile launch on 25 September local time is another clear violation of relevant UNSC resolutions. Japan strongly condemns this dangerous and destabilizing act.
Japan urges the DPRK to return to negotiations and take concrete steps towards abandoning all nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and related programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner and to immediately cease all related activities in accordance with all relevant UNSC resolutions.
Mr. President,
This year, the average age of the hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, exceeded 84 years. Knowing the reality of nuclear weapon use is the first step in any effort toward nuclear disarmament, and it is vital for us to communicate the realities of the atomic bombings across generations and beyond national borders. Furthermore, to bolster momentum towards disarmament, Japan will hold the first meeting of the new “International Group of Eminent Persons” to tap into the wisdom of former and incumbent political leaders from around the world and deepen our discussions.
Mr. President,
As the only country to have ever suffered atomic bombings during war, Japan renews its firm commitment to achieving a world without nuclear weapons.
Thank you very much for your kind attention.
I would like to express my appreciation to you for convening this high-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
There is deep concern that the possibility of nuclear weapon use today is higher than at any time since the heights of the Cold War. With this in mind, at the NPT Review Conference last month, Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Fumio Kishida proposed the “Hiroshima Action Plan” as the first step of a realistic road map to the ideal of a world without nuclear weapons. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Kishida and building on the ideas enshrined in the plan, Japan will continue to work with the international community to realize a world without nuclear weapons, including through the UN General Assembly resolution on the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Mr. President,
Another such effort was the holding of the Meeting of the Friends of the CTBT at the leaders’ level for the first time, which took place here in NY last week. Through this meeting, the international community demonstrated its strong political will towards the early entry into force of the CTBT and its determination to make the ban on nuclear weapon test explosions an international norm.
In this connection, Japan continues to express its deep concern over the DPRK’s continuous violations of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions through the development of its nuclear and missile programs. Its ballistic missile launch on 25 September local time is another clear violation of relevant UNSC resolutions. Japan strongly condemns this dangerous and destabilizing act.
Japan urges the DPRK to return to negotiations and take concrete steps towards abandoning all nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and related programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner and to immediately cease all related activities in accordance with all relevant UNSC resolutions.
Mr. President,
This year, the average age of the hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, exceeded 84 years. Knowing the reality of nuclear weapon use is the first step in any effort toward nuclear disarmament, and it is vital for us to communicate the realities of the atomic bombings across generations and beyond national borders. Furthermore, to bolster momentum towards disarmament, Japan will hold the first meeting of the new “International Group of Eminent Persons” to tap into the wisdom of former and incumbent political leaders from around the world and deepen our discussions.
Mr. President,
As the only country to have ever suffered atomic bombings during war, Japan renews its firm commitment to achieving a world without nuclear weapons.
Thank you very much for your kind attention.