[DRAFT: Hiroshima Report 2013] 1-(12) Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

(Following is a draft version, which is subject to be updated or revised. Your comments and feedbacks are welcome!)

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On August 6, 2013, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony was held in Hiroshima. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida attended the Ceremony, along with representatives from 70 countries and the EU, including:

Ø  Ambassadorial-level—Brazil, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and the United States

Ø  Non-Ambassadorial-level—Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Netherland, Norway, Russia, South Korea and Syria (Note: underline added to denote countries whose ambassadorial-level representatives have attended the Ceremony in the past three years)

Ø  Not attending—Austria, China, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, North Korea (Note: underline added to denote countries whose ambassadorial-level representatives have attended the Ceremony at least once in the past three years) 

(Drafted by Hirofumi Tosaki, CPDNP)