PARLIAMENTARY VICE-MINISTER ERI'S ATTENDANCE AT "SEMINAR ON THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS AND THE ROLE OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AS A NUCLEAR-WEAPONS- FREE- ZONE"

TOKYO, June 9 -- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs issued text of the following speech:

On June 9, Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, attended "Seminar on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings and the Role of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Nuclear-Weapons- Free- Zone" and gave an opening speech. The overview is as follows.

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Eri welcomed the convening of the seminar and mentioned that Japan and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have a longstanding friendship and cooperation, share values and principles such as freedom, democracy, and the rule of law and are strengthening dialogue and cooperation. In addition, she stated that ,as the internatio...