A complete of 124 international locations and areas, in addition to the European Union, are presently scheduled to attend the Aug. 6 peace memorial ceremony in Hiroshima this 12 months, town has stated.
The variety of attending international locations and areas is about to surpass the file excessive set in 2023 of 111, town stated Friday. The annual ceremony marks the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
Among the many nuclear powers, Britain, France, India and Israel will ship representatives, whereas the US is making preparations. China, Russia, Pakistan and North Korea haven’t responded.
The Palestinian Authority, Taiwan and two others will attend for the primary time.
Hiroshima had been sending out invites for the ceremony till final 12 months, however this 12 months, town despatched notices to a complete of 196 international locations and areas, together with Russia and Belarus. It didn’t ship invites to both nation over the previous three years as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
