Support
the Declaration on the 60th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
Members
of the European Parliament Intergroup for Peace Initiatives have
just tabled a written declaration which reads:
Written
Declaration on the Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki tabled on 10.05.2005 by
Gisela Kallenbach, Jill Evans, Caroline Lucas, Tobias Pflueger,
Jean-Luc Dehaene and Ana Gomes
The
European Parliament,
–
having regard to Rule 116 of its Rules of Procedure,
A.
whereas the first atomic bombs used in war time were dropped on
Hiroshima on August 6th and on Nagasaki on August 8th, , 1945,
B.
whereas the Register of Deceased Atomic Bomb Victims holds 237
062 names of whom 5 142 were added on 6 August 2004,
C.
whereas this death toll warns us to beware the utter inhumanity
of atomic bombing and the horror of war,
D. whereas every year the City of Hiroshima holds a Peace Memorial
Ceremony to console the souls of those who were lost due to the
atomic bombing as well as to pray for world peace,
1
Sends this declaration as a message to support the people of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki,
2
reaffirms the determination of the European Parliament to work
for nuclear disarmament and calls upon the European Union to do
its utmost to ensure that nuclear weapons will never be used again,
3
calls upon Members of the European Parliament to encourage Mayors
in their constituencies to join the Mayors for Peace,
4
Decides to forward this declaration, together with the names of
the signatories, to the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to the
EU Presidency and the governments and parliaments of the Member
States and candidate countries.
This
declaration needs to be signed by as many MEPs as possible before
it is then sent to the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in time
for the commemorations in early August. If the declaration is signed
at least half the Members of the EP, it will be considered to be
an official declaration of the European Parliament as a whole.
Please
contact your MEPs and encourage them to sign it. Please let
QCEA know what response you get.
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your MEPs
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