Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Japan Mikhail Galuzin. File photoTOKYO, May 28. Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin expressed his indignation at the decision of the Nagasaki administration not to invite the country's delegation to the ceremony to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing. Galuzin’s words were published on the page of the diplomatic mission headed by him on Facebook *. Earlier, the Kyodo agency reported that the authorities of this city, following the administration of Hiroshima, decided not to invite ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to the ceremony.
"In a comment dated May 25, we already expressed their negative attitude towards the decision of the Hiroshima authorities. All this fully applies to the unfriendly step taken by the Nagasaki mayor's office,» the Russian diplomat said in a statement.
Galuzin added that «the city leadership also showed disrespect for the positive pages in the history of Russian-Japanese relations, which are largely associated with Nagasaki, which played an important role in the development of bilateral communication in the second half of the 19th century, including contacts in the areas of trade and culture. and the Russian diplomatic mission in Japan. It’s a pity … «, the statement emphasizes. The mayor of Nagasaki earlier said that this decision was made in order to avoid «unforeseen circumstances», in particular, possible protests against Russia or the likely refusal of representatives of other countries to take part in the solemn event .* Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is prohibited in Russia as an extra emist.
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