Learning from the Reykjavik Summit 30 Years On

By Lowana Veal

REYKJAVIK (IDN) – At a time when there is a sharp deterioration in relations between the United States and Russia, triggered by disputes over Ukraine, the Crimea and Syria, the capital of Iceland hosted experts, diplomats and researchers on October 10-11 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the historic Reykjavik Summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.

IDN, a flagship agency of the International Press Syndicate group, spoke to some of the participants of the commemorative event, the initiative for which came from the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York. What prompted them to organize the event? [P26] CHINESE TEXT VERSION PDF | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN TEXT VERSION PDF

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Learning from the Reykjavik Summit 30 Years On

By Lowana Veal

REYKJAVIK (IDN) – At a time when there is a sharp deterioration in relations between the United States and Russia, triggered by disputes over Ukraine, the Crimea and Syria, the capital of Iceland hosted experts, diplomats and researchers on October 10-11 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the historic Reykjavik Summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.

IDN, a flagship agency of the International Press Syndicate group, spoke to some of the participants of the commemorative event, the initiative for which came from the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York. What prompted them to organize the event? [P26] CHINESE TEXT VERSION PDF | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN TEXT VERSION PDF

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Faith Groups Reiterate Call for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

By J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) – Faith groups have called on the United Nations General Assembly to heed the voices of the survivors of atomic bombings 71 years ago (hibakusha) urging the abolition of nuclear weapons, and vote in favour of the resolution submitted by Austria, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria and South Africa.

Dr. Emily Welty, Vice Moderator of the World Council of Churches Commission on International Affairs, introduced the joint statement during the civil society presentations at the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security on October 12.

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World Congress in Berlin Demands Demilitarization of Minds – Japanese

ベルリンでの世界会議、「心の脱軍事化」を求める

【ベルリンIDN＝ラメシュ・ジャウラ】

「戦争は人の心の中で生まれるものであるから、人の心の中に平和のとりでを築かなければならない」。ユネスコ憲章前文はこのように謳いあげている。これはまた、「脱軍事！平和の気運醸成へ向けて：行動アジェンダを生み出す」と題された世界大会での中心的なメッセージでもあった。大会は、ベルリンで９月３０日から１０月３日にかけて開かれた。

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The Legacy of the Reykjavik Summit – The Road Ahead

Viewpoint by Jayantha Dhanapala*

This is an expanded version of thoughts expressed by the author at a conference organized by the International Peace Institute (IPI) with the Foreign Ministry of Iceland on October 10-11 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Summit meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev.

REYKJAVIK (IDN) – Richard Rhodes, the famous author of several books on nuclear weapons, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Making of the Atomic Bomb” (1986), has written a play entitled “Reykjavik” dramatizing the famous Summit. At the conclusion he has Gorbachev say, “Reykjavik is not a failure – it’s a breakthrough”.

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Gorbachev: ‘Worst Thing” Collapse of Trust Between Major Powers

REYKJAVIK – At an IPI seminar in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 11, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said via video, “I would like to emphasize something, with all the emotions I have in my soul: the worst thing that has happened over the past few years is the collapse of trust in relations between the major powers, which, according to the UN Charter, bear primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, and which still have enormous stockpiles of nuclear weapons and must reduce them, up to and including their elimination.”

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Gorbachev: ‘Worst Thing” Collapse of Trust Between Major Powers

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REYKJAVIK – At an IPI seminar in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 11, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said via video, “I would like to emphasize something, with all the emotions I have in my soul: the worst thing that has happened over the past few years is the collapse of trust in relations between the major powers, which, according to the UN Charter, bear primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, and which still have enormous stockpiles of nuclear weapons and must reduce them, up to and including their elimination.”

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UN Security Council Bans Nuke Tests But Not Bombs – Japanese

国連安保理、核実験は禁止しても、核兵器は禁止せず

 【ニューヨークIDN＝ラメシュ・ジャウラ】

包括的核実験禁止条約（CTBT）の署名開放２０周年を翌日に控えて、国連安保理は、２０年前に確立されている核実験の事実上の世界的禁止を強化する決議を採択した。

拒否権を持つ米国・ロシア・中国・英国・フランスの５大国（P5）と、ローテーションで選出され２年の任期を持つ非常任理事国１０カ国からなる国連安保理は、９月２３日の集中審議の後、賛成１４・反対０・棄権１で決議を採択した。エジプトは、決議の文言が核軍縮の必要性を強調していないとして、棄権した。

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Nuclear Disarmament Campaign Targets Norway’s Bergen – Japanese

核軍縮キャンペーン、ノルウェーのベルゲンに焦点を当てる

 【ベルゲンIDN＝ロワナ・ヴィール】

北大西洋条約機構（NATO）の創設メンバーであるノルウェーは、「核の傘」依存国としてこの軍事同盟の保護を受けながら、一方で、平和問題への関わりが深い国とみられている。それは、２０１３年３月にオスロで「核兵器の人道的影響に関する国際会議」を主催したためだけではない。

「ノルウェーは（また）、２００８年にクラスター爆弾禁止条約の署名につながったオスロ・プロセスも主導しました。」と語るのは、創価学会インタナショナル（SGI）の寺崎広嗣平和運動総局長である。

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Atomic Bombing Survivors Want a Ban on Nukes

By J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) – The ‘International Hibakusha Appeal Signature Campaign’, launched early 2016, aims to collect hundreds of millions of signatures by 2020 in the hope that a treaty to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons will be achieved in their lifetime.

As of October 1, 2016, the Campaign had gathered 564,260 signatures in Japan and in several other countries around the world.

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