Mayors and other representatives of about 100 cities in 30 countries who gathered Sunday at the fifth World Conference of Mayors for Peace through Intercity Solidarity adopted a plan to further promote education about the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The plan includes offering educational classes and holding exhibitions on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at universities in the member cities.
The six-day conference, which began two days before Hiroshima marks the 56th anniversary of its atomic bombing, will move to Nagasaki today and continue until Thursday, the anniversary of the atomic bombing there.
At the conference here, participants discussed the roles of municipal governments in creating peace in the new century and explored ways to form networks among themselves to eliminate nuclear weapons and help prevent armed conflict around the world.