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Statement by Minister Coveney to mark 77th anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Statement

06 August 2022

“Today, we commemorate all those who lost their lives in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We pay tribute to the dignity, courage and resilience of those who survived. We also recall the other victims and survivors of thousands of nuclear tests that occurred in the second half of the 20th century."

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